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I'm having a ulcer in my mouth and after one and half week it gets cured. why is it happening?
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Hsv-1: It sounds like you have apthous ulcers, most likely caused by a very common virus (herpes simplex virus-1)-the same virus that causes "cold sores.".
Answered 9/28/2016
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