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What are signs of oral herpes?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Herpes Simplex: A cold sore is a lesion with blisters (lip, chin, cheek, nostril ; sometimes mouth) which causes burning, pain ; itching. It breaks open ; releases fluid that is teaming with the herpes simplex type 1 virus.

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Answered 1/17/2014

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