Hmm... think I have a cold sore. 1st time ever. Now I understand how herpes is transmitted... how long can it stay dormant before resulting in a cold sore??? Months? Years? Just trying to work out where I picked it up.
2006-10-12 00:22:19 · 9 answers · asked by Cru A 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It can stay dormant for many years. However, the first outbreak usually occurs within 2-21 days after being infected with the herpes virus. It can be transmitted without a sore being present but usually spreads from direct contact with a sore or kissing a person that has a sore.
2006-10-13 00:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by KittyCat 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-02 20:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-02 16:02:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mario 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cold sore is a form of herpes, yes. Most are caused from stress, but can be picked up from kissing someone with an active sore. Once you get them, you will continue breaking out at different times throughout your life. There are great meds on the market now, over the counter, that can take them away in just a few days. I use antibiotic cream on them at night, also. Sorry to hear it, they are more than a bother than a sickness.
2006-10-12 00:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have the symptoms of a cold sore you should begin to treat it with a topical cream before it becomes a full on sore, and starts to break open and form a scab. When I feel one starting to come on I put on Blistex cream a few times a day and it usually will go away before it breaks out into a festering sore. Don't be kissing anybody if you have one or you will spread it to them.
2006-10-12 00:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by Doug 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you get a cold sore, that , like you said, means you have herpes. You will have it for the rest of your life. Sometimes you'll get a cold sore, sometimes you won't. But, you'll always have it inside of you.
2006-10-12 00:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by AngieandCeez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-12 00:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by Claire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold sores are a type of herpes but not genital herpes. yours is from upset stomach, running a fever.
2006-10-12 01:59:59 · answer #8 · answered by duc602 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it can stay dormant for years
2006-10-12 00:24:36 · answer #9 · answered by sleepwalker69 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋