6th June 2003
Hi Sunshine
I think maybe a fever blister is the US version of what we call a cold sore in the UK & what the medical profession call herpes simplex. From what I can remember, ths virus is something most people acquire as a child - the old wives tale said it came from people kissing babies! Who knows there may be some truth in that :) The virus lies dormant in your body & appears as a sore (usually somewhere on the face - lip, nostris, chin ) when you have a cold, are exposed to very hot/cold weather or are generally below par. The first sign is often a tingling feeling, followed by the appearance of a blister which can leak clear fluid as you said (it's infectious then). It then dries up & eventually goes away, maybe in around a week or so. I used to suffer badly from them some years ago but once was given a course of Acyclovir tablets from the doctor - it's an anti-viral drug. Since then I rarely get these infections.
Hope this is of some help.
Lidia :)
I think maybe a fever blister is the US version of what we call a cold sore in the UK & what the medical profession call herpes simplex. From what I can remember, ths virus is something most people acquire as a child - the old wives tale said it came from people kissing babies! Who knows there may be some truth in that :) The virus lies dormant in your body & appears as a sore (usually somewhere on the face - lip, nostris, chin ) when you have a cold, are exposed to very hot/cold weather or are generally below par. The first sign is often a tingling feeling, followed by the appearance of a blister which can leak clear fluid as you said (it's infectious then). It then dries up & eventually goes away, maybe in around a week or so. I used to suffer badly from them some years ago but once was given a course of Acyclovir tablets from the doctor - it's an anti-viral drug. Since then I rarely get these infections.
Hope this is of some help.
Lidia :)