| Straight Talk About Cold Sore Symptoms? |
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| Health and Fitness - Health Issues |
| Written by Denny Bodoh |
| Wednesday, 17 September 2008 14:58 |
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Did You Know? Cold sore symptoms are very specific and recognizable. Cold sores can be so severe as to lay you up for days, or so mild you barely are bothered. Each of your cold sore stages has its specific cold sore symptoms.
Did You Know? Cold sore symptoms are very specific and recognizable. Cold sores can be so severe as to lay you up for days, or so mild you barely are bothered. Each of your cold sore stages has its specific cold sore symptoms. When you are first infected with the cold sore virus, you will get a specific set of cold sore symptoms that generally only occur this one time. You will experience any combination of fever, headache, swollen glands under the jaw, and sore throat. Your symptoms at this point will range from quite mild to severe. It is common to feel that you have caught the flu or a cold. They usually begin about 14 days after first infection and lasts about three to four days. Quite often you do not get a cold sore this first time. NOTE: All cold sore symptoms are caused by active herpes simplex virus. This virus only becomes active to create new virus on the surface of your face. About 90% of the planet population carry the virus by the time they are 10 years old. Most of the time it is latent and hiding in the nerve cells deep within the nerve fibers. No cold sore symptoms occur when the virus is sleeping. For about 35% of those infected, the virus never becomes active. The rest of us are not quite so lucky. On average, you will get at least one cold sore every 9.6 months. It is not uncommon for many folks to get four or more a year. Your first indication of the cold sore symptoms is often barely noticeable. In the cold sore area, you will feel symptoms such as a dryness, tingling, itching or burning. This indicates that you are in the first stage of a cold sore. The virus is moving to the surface nerve cells. Your cold sore will occur in a day or two. The next phase of your cold sore symptoms begin with swelling of the area. Small, red pimple like bumps appear. These can be quite painful to the touch. You may feel like you are coming down with the flu. Your symptoms could include slight fever, headaches, tiredness, and the start of some swelling in your lymph glands. Now your hard, painful bumps will swell, burst and merge into on open cold sore wound. This is quite painful as the sore is built on the end of your nerves in that area. You will likely get a runny nose, headaches, and increased fever-like conditions. Your lymph glands under the jaw will also be swollen and painful. Your sore will be weeping a clear fluid teaming with new virus and very contagious to others as well as yourself. It is very possible at this point for you to spread and create another cold sore site on your own body. Within a couple days a yellowish scab will form - beginning the healing process. You will find it still painful to touch it. Your scab can crack when you move your mouth causing a lot of pain. Your fever, headaches and swollen glands should be letting up now. Your cold sore will continue to itch as healing takes place. Normally your scab will fall off in a few days. This will reveal new skin but healing will still be taking place beneath - which will continue to cause you itching and redness of the area for another week or two. Your fever and headaches should be about gone now. Your lymph glands should be greatly reduced. If your are like me, this is the most frustrating part of a cold sore. You look and feel much better but the healing is still taking place. You must be careful as it is quite common for the cold sore to turn around and come right back during this time. Keep using a good cold sore treatment plan to prevent this. Sorry - there is so much more you should know that can prevent cold sores in your life, but I have run out of space right now. Please heed the following caution. You must be careful not to spread the cold sore virus to someone else or cause a new cold sore site on your own body. Keep in mind that this virus is easily spread and quite contagious during all of these cold sore symptoms. About the Author: Denny Bodoh knows cold sores. If you hate them as much as he does, do not hesitate to read his expert info about cold sores and uncover some amazing cold sore treatments and remedies. |