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A member asked:

Can getting a cold sore under noes cause lower back pain fever and other sick symptoms or is that only herpes 2?

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No: Cold sore, or oral herpes, will not cause low back pain. Initial infection with herpes can cause fevers, but back pain and fevers are more likely to be due to something else.

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Answered 4/4/2018

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