{"id":22763,"date":"2025-02-25T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22763"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:29:03","slug":"is-there-a-cure-for-cold-sores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22763","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Cure for Cold Sores?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: I get cold sores several times a year. Is there a way to keep them from coming back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It usually starts with a tingling at the edge of your lip. Painful, fluid-filled bumps emerge. Then they pop, ooze, scab over and eventually heal. Every few months, this cycle repeats.<\/p>\n

Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, can develop after infection with the herpes virus. (They\u2019re commonly caused by a version of the virus called herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, which is different from the version that typically causes genital herpes).<\/p>\n

For many, the lesions are \u201cunsightly and painful,\u201d said Dr. Christine Johnston, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine. They\u2019re also common, she added: Roughly half of people in the United States have HSV-1.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to treat cold sores, and whether you can prevent them.<\/p>\n