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A member asked:

About 3x a year, my lips get blisters. what is it?

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Herpes simplex: Very common, as over 90% of humans carry the virus, which resides in the nerve trunks of the face. Stress an other activators can cause periodic outbreaks: very common.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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