herpes

Cold sores, sometimes known as fever blisters, are caused by the Herpes Virus.  Cold sores are a result of Herpes Simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), which though related to Herpes Simplex II, the Sexually Transmitted Infection, is different.  The cold sore virus can last in the body for anywhere up to three weeks at a time but live permanently in a dormant state in the body for carriers.

Many of us have heard of bioflavonoids and have perhaps even heard that they are essential to the proper absorption of vitamin C. But if you are like the majority of people, you may not know exactly what these are or what they do.

Cold sores, sometimes known as fever blisters are a type of Herpes virus, known as HSV1.  Cold sores are related to the virus that causes genital herpes (HSV-2) but are of a different sort.  Cold sore can nevertheless be just as