Is it true that if you get cold sores on the outside, that it is herpes?

Question:

I get cold sores when I'm really tired or stressed. I just thought they were cold sores, but someone has told me that it means I have herpes.

Answers:
Herpes: Any of several viral diseases causing the eruption of small blisterlike vesicles on the skin or mucous membranes, especially herpes simplex or herpes zoster.

by definition yes cold sores are a type of herpes.

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Yes, it is a form of the herpes virus. It may be Herpes Simplex II.

yes My brother had them and went to the doctor and they are considered herped
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Yes, they are a form of herpe. You can look forward to having them all your life.

Ha-ha! I don't got 'em!
But, my pains are only different than yours :(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_sores

Yes, cold sores are a type of herpes. But dont freak. Even chicken pox are a type of herpes. Some people tend to have cold sores and some don't. Just keep whatever you use on it at hand cause they can pop up out of the blue.

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Is it true that if you get cold sores on the outside, that it is herpes?

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