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Ugh, you feel the tingle again and you know what that means. You are going to have another
cold sore outbreak. How does that even happen? You aren't alone, a recent study found about
60% of American adults are affected by cold sores.
A cold sore is typically caused by the HSV-1 virus, which you most likely acquired during
adolescence and causes a group of small blisters on the lip. The virus is very contagious but
unfortunately, once you have the virus, you can never get rid of it.
Most of the time the virus lies dormant in small bundles of nerve cells under the skin
but can easily be triggered by stress, fatigue, sun exposure, illness and other various factors
and will last on average 1-2 weeks.
No one likes dealing with the embarrassment and hassle of cold sores. To learn more about
how to stop, prevent and eliminate cold sores, visit vylero.com.