Cold Sores Causes and Symptoms
Cold sores are painful, fluid filled blisters, and they always occur
on the gums or lips, or on the roof of the mouth cavity. They are mainly
caused by the Herpes Simplex virus and these blisters are contagious as
well as painful. They generally stay for up to two days before the
appearance of the cold sore. Many times, this problem is confused with
the skin canker sores. But this is not true. The canker sores produce
painful ulcers in the soft tissue of the mouth, such as the tongue and
the wall of the mouth and are less contagious than the cold sores.
Cold sores are also known as fever blister or oral herpes. These are
blisters that look like ulcers which arise on or near the oral cavity.
They may also appear on cheeks or chin or even on the finger tips. When
they appear inside the mouth, they are always positioned on the roof of
the buccal cavity. Sometimes this problem is dazed with canker soar, but
this illness only appears inside the mouth and not elsewhere. Cold sores
are caused by virus and they are highly contagious. However, the canker
soar that appears in the mouth, is not contagious in spite of being
painful and it is more than a simple allergy sore. The Herpes simplex
is the virus which causes cold sores: there are two main types of Herpes
Simplex virus and they are called type 1 and type 2. It is observed that
the most prevalent infestation is observed by the type 1 virus. However,
either may cause cold sores. The sores are the result of the replication
of the Herpes virus inside the body of the infected person. It is also
reported that the Herpes Simplex virus can enter the surface of the
nerve cells in case of severe infection and can destroy the cell. In
such cases millions of these destroyed cells form painful open sores.
I want to describe now, which are the most common symptoms of cold sores
that you may understand better about the facts. If infected you will
feel an itching at the target site just before to the outbreak. The
affected zone will swell and painful pimple like blisters may appear. If
your infection increases, these blisters will break and merge causing an
unpleasant open sore. Most of the times, fever follows this infection,
along with persistent headaches and swollen lymph glands under the lower
jaw. The sore then crusts over and heals without a scar. People may
get 4 to 6 cold sores per year. This makes it yet essential to find the
right solution to the problem. If you consult a physician, you will be
prescribed a range of pills and syrups that could ease you. You may also
consult the Internet to find some solutions for relief, but the better
thing is to contact a physician so that you may understand better about
your cold sore infection, and decide which the best way to get rid of it
is. This will not only help you to heal from your cold sore but also
prevent you from further infections. Apart from visiting a doctor,
natural remedies can also be an alternative treatment for cold sores.
They are safe and effective with no side effects. However, finding a
reliable and effective natural cold sore remedy is easier said than
done. Many people have different recommendations and claims for the
effectiveness, which leaves you confused sine you do not know which one
will work for you. These remedies may indeed reduce the duration of the
sore to a few days, but these won’t aid the sore to be lost in an
exhaustive way. Moreover these remedies will not help to prevent the
apparition of new blister on your mouth. Whatever may the case be, one
has to adopt some way to treat this problem. Many experts claim that
this infection subsides almost on its own within 4-6 days, depending on
the strength of your immune system. The choice is yours, whether you
want to give it its own sweet time to heal or you opt for some remedy to
get away from the pain!
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