2007-01-23 16:39:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Cold sores are a form of herpes simplex. Chicken pox is caused by a separate virus altogether.
2007-01-23 16:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by BPD375 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 16:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox is a virus, a cold sore is a form of herpes, see the great sites below for more... =)
2007-01-23 16:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by DB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox is a virus, as is herpes simplex (the coldsore on the lip) The two are unrelated, except when you are unfortunate enough to have the cold sore at the same time there is a viral outbreak of chicken pox. Chicken pox is NOT herpes.
2007-01-23 16:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cold sore is a form of herpes, the herpes simplex virus, but chicken pox is not a form of herpes. Chicken pox is a Vericella virus infection.
2007-01-23 16:45:45 · answer #5 · answered by manders030405 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-02 20:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by Peggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Chicken Pox, Cold sores and Shingles are all caused from the Herpes Simplex Virus. It is not the STD Herpes though. Those who are unfortunate enough to have Shingles have the virus dormant in their spinal fluid and if they are exposed to someone with the Chickenpox, Shingles or suffer some kind of extreme stress it can cause a flair up.
2007-01-23 16:46:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have chicken pox, you will have pimple looking sores all over, especially around the torso area, sides, under arms. A cold sore could be just what you call it, a cold sore. Neither one has anything to do with Herpes. However, if you have Herpes, you may have sores on your mouth.
2007-01-23 16:44:38 · answer #8 · answered by alcontch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, chicken pox is a herpes virus. but it is not the same at herpes simplex since it does not recur. shingles and epstein barr syndrome are also in the herpes family.
just to clarify, herpes is a family of viruses known to cause a variety of diseases including chicken pox and the well known STD herpes simplex. these two diseases are not the same, they only reside in the same classification of viral infections.
Might want to check this out-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpesviridae
2007-01-23 16:44:50 · answer #9 · answered by douglas l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cold sore is a type of herpes, chicken pox arent
2007-01-23 17:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋