Cold Sores and Fever Blisters - Beating The Cold Sore

Many ancient diseases have all but disappeared but cold sores and fever blisters still are around - in epidemic proportions. Of the world population over 7 years old, nearly 90 out of every 100 people carry the virus that causes cold sores and fever blisters.

Cold sores and fever blisters are produced by the herpes simplex virus - both type 1 or type 2 strains. Many viruses come and go but the herpes virus is with you for life. It is a very tough virus, having survived nearly unchanged for over 2150 years.

Yes - this is a lifetime virus, but it is not life threatening. The great news is that it is usually latent - hiding in the nerve cells. Over a third of those that carry the herpes virus will never get a cold sore or fever blister. The rest of us will get about two cold sore blossoms every year.

Cold sores and fever blisters are highly contagious. Not only must you be careful not to infect someone else, but you should be extra cautious not to re-infect another spot on your own body. Wherever the virus can get through the skin, it will form a new cold sore colony there.

Often you will see people with multiple sores around the mouth. These cold sores are spread from lack of properly treating the original sore. Also, every caution must be used to avoid getting the cold sore virus in the eyes. This usually causes vision loss with non-reversible damage to the cornea.

Proper care of cold sores and fever blisters is easy and will greatly reduce the risk to yourself and others. Most importantly, keep your bare fingers from directly contacting the sore, especially after it has blossomed into the open sore.

Use throw-away cotton balls, swabs, tissue or paper towels to continually cleanse the sore with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. This will greatly reduce the virus count of the wound and will help keep your fingers sterile. Use hand sanitizing gel frequently, even if you did not think you touched the wound.

Prevention of cold sores and fever blisters, of course, is the ideal solution. Then the risk of spreading is almost zero. Best of all, you do not have to suffer the pain and embarrassment in public. Let us take a look at a couple really easy ways to prevent them that have proven to work well.

First and foremost, if you are prone to getting cold sores, it would be wise to take a good quality vitamin supplement on a daily basis. This not only reduces the effects of cold sore causing stress, but greatly enhances your immune system.

Lysine is very popular as a natural treatment for cold sores and fever blisters. It does work quite well as an oral cold sore remedy but not too hot as a topical treatment. The common dosage for healing a cold sore is 2000 to 4000 milligrams divided throughout the day. Some recommend a maintenance dosage of 500 milligrams per day to prevent cold sores.

As mentioned above, cold sores and fever blisters are caused primarily by two strains of the herpes simplex virus. You must be very cautious to avoid spreading this contagious virus to other people and to other parts of your own body - particularly your eyes.

Finally, you should use hydrogen peroxide or alcohol soaked cotton balls or tissues to continually cleanse and disinfect the sore. Also, taking a regular vitamin supplement will help reduce your stress, keep your immune system super strong, and ultimately help prevent cold sores and fever blisters.

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