Question about cold sores?
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There is a good chance the viral shedding is not complete. Abreva works good if you catch it in time. But if it's too late, your best bet is to get a perscription for Valtrex. You can take it episodically.
Cold sores are something you never get rid of completely. They are a virus that is in your system.
things that cause them are
sun, stress, 2 much acid, exc.
the best thing to use is abreva.
You can't reinfect yourself because you still have the virus present in your body. Cold sores are caused by a Herpes virus, which lays dormant in your body for life. In times of stress or illness, the virus becomes active again and erupts into a cold sore.
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