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	<title>Cold Sore Questions &#124; Let Our Experts Answer Your Questions</title>
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		<title>1) What are cold sores?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cold Sore Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: Sores that form around the mouth and lips. Long Answer: Cold sores are groups of small blisters that form on the lips and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters can be red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2) What causes cold sores?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cold Sore Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: Oral herpes or cold sores are usually caused by HSV-1. Long Answer: Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. You&#8217;ve probably heard of herpes before, although, there are actually two types of herpes simplex virus, &#8220;type 1&#8243; and &#8220;type 2.&#8221; Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) commonly only infects those body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3) What do cold sores look like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cold Sore Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: Blisters that fill with fluid, break and turn into lesions. Long Answer: The first signs of a cold sore forming, is the appearance of several fluid filled blisters. Usually these blisters are very small and they usually form in a cluster that is no larger than about the size of a nickel. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4) How are cold sores diagnosed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cold Sore Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: A combination of the patient&#8217;s medical history and the appearance of the sores will usually be enough for a diagnosis. Long Answer: New tests examine cell scrapings from the blister to detect the virus under a microscope and give fast reliable results usually within an hour of the sample reaching the lab. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5) What are the symptoms of cold sores?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Cold Sore Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: Pain or tingling, followed by small, painful, fluid-filled blisters on a raised, red area of your skin, usually around the mouth and lips. Long Answer: Signs and symptoms may not start for as long as 20 days after exposure to the herpes simplex virus, and usually last seven to 10 days. The blisters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1) What is weeping?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Cold Sore Questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: This is when the blister opens up and drains. Long Answer: Weeping is the most contagious and painful stage of an oral herpes outbreak. The blisters break open, releasing virus-filled fluid and revealing a raw ulcerated area. This stage lasts one day.]]></description>
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		<title>2) How are cold sores spread?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Common Cold Sore Questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: From skin to skin contact. Long Answer: If a person has an active cold sore on their lip the herpes virus particles can be transferred to any part of the body that is kissed, including the mouth, face or the genitals. Keeping this in mind, it is very important to avoid kissing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3) How can you prevent cold sores?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: Be very careful and hygienic. Long Answer: Avoid coming into contact with infected body fluids, such as kissing an infected person. Don’t share eating utensils, drinking cups, or other items that a person with a cold sore may have used.]]></description>
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		<title>4) When will my cold sore go away?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: One or two weeks, maybe more. Long Answer: While there is no set length of time, cold sores can last up to 2 weeks. If you can start treating it very early in the beginning you may be able to reduce the length of time significantly. In many cases it can be only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1) What medications are used to treat cold sores?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Treating Cold Sores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short Answer: The prescription medications are Valtrex, Acyclovir, Famvir, and Denavir. Long Answer: There are several medications available, both over the counter and prescription. Only you and your doctor can decide which treatment is best for you. Valtrex is used to treat certain herpes infections, including herpes zoster (the painful rash known as shingles), genital [...]]]></description>
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