A member asked:

Can i go swimming with a scabbed over cold sore, that in the last stages of healing?

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Yes: Herpes virus is present on the skin BETWEEN attacks when there is no sore at all. ORAL valacyclovir (acyclovir) taken at prodrome or as a daily dose will reduce symptoms and reduce viruses on the skin. Herpes is not spread in swimming pools in any case. Protect it from sun.

Answered 9/18/2015

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