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COLD SORES AND FEVER BLISTERS

WHAT ARE THEY??. WHAT CAUSES THEM??. COLD SORES AND FEVER BLISTERS. HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS [HSV]. SMALL BLISTERS ON AND AROUND THE LIP. 2 TYPES HSV-1 & HSV-2. SKIN AROUND BLISTERS IS OFTEN RED, SWOLLEN AND SORE. VIRUS ENTERS THROUGH BREAKS IN THE SKIN.

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COLD SORES AND FEVER BLISTERS

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  1. WHAT ARE THEY?? WHAT CAUSES THEM?? COLD SORES AND FEVER BLISTERS HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS [HSV] SMALL BLISTERS ON AND AROUND THE LIP 2 TYPES HSV-1 & HSV-2 SKIN AROUND BLISTERS IS OFTEN RED, SWOLLEN AND SORE VIRUS ENTERS THROUGH BREAKS IN THE SKIN BLISTERS MAY BREAK OPEN AND LEAK CLEAR FLUID COLD SORES CAN ALSO BE SPREAD TO OTHERS AREAS OF THE BODY

  2. BOILS AND CARBUNCLES • PAINFUL, PUSS-FILLED BUMBS FORM UNDER THE SKIN. • CARBUNCLES ARE CLUSTERS OF BOILS • BOILS EVENTUALLY RAPTURE AND DRAIN. • BACTERIA INFECT AND INFLAME HAIR FOLICLES • NORMALLY INHABIT YOUR SKIN, THROAT AND NASAL PASSAGE. • CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DISEASES- Pneumonia, Meningitis, Urinary Tract Infections and Endocarditis

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