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Cold sores — also called fever blisters — are quite different from canker sores, a condition people sometimes confuse with them. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, and they're contagious.

5 Great Resources on Cold Sores

• Mayo Clinic: Cold Sores
• eMedicineHealth: Cold Sores
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Cold Sores - Topic Overview
• MedicineNet: Herpes Simplex Infections
• Herpes and Cold Sores Information and Support Service: Cold Sores (mouth herpes)

What are Cold Sores?

• KidsHealth: Coping with Cold Sores
• Wrong Diagnosis: Cold Sores
• Answers.com: Cold Sores
• Wikipedia: Herpes Simplex
• National Institutes of Health: Reference Summary: Cold Sores

What are the Symptoms of Cold Sores?

• Mayo Clinic: Signs and Symptoms of Cold Sores
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Cold Sores - Symptoms
• NHS Direct (UK): Herpes simplex virus symptoms
• MedicineNet: Symptoms of Cold Sores
• Penn State College of Medicine: Cold Sores

What are the Causes and Complications of Cold Sores?

• Mayo Clinic: Cold Sore Causes
• NHS Direct (UK): Introduction to the herpes simplex virus
• iVillage: Cold Sores: What Causes Them?
• eMedTV: Cold Sore Causes

What are the Treatments and Medications for Cold Sores?

• About.com: Cold Sore Treatment and Prevention Products
• Animated Teeth: Remedies and treatments for fever blisters
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Cold Sores - Treatment Overview
• MedicineNet: Cold Sore Treatments
• WebMD: Fast Relief for Cold Sores

What are Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Cold Sores?

• Health 911: Folk and Homeopathic Remedies
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Cold Sores - Home Treatment
• Natural Holistic Health: Cold Sore Oil Recipe
• Mother Nature: Cold Sores: Restoring Kissable Lips
• Fat Free Kitchen Home Remedies: Cold Sores
• What Really Works: Cold Sores

How Do You Prevent Cold Sores?

• Mayo Clinic: Prevention of Cold Sores
• Medical News Today: Cold Sore Prevention And Protection
• eMedTV: Cold Sore Prevention

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Cold Sores

• BlogSpot: Cold Sores - BHT Experiment
• BlogSpot: Cold Sore Treatment
• Canadian Pharmacy Blog: Herpes Simplex Virus
• Worldwide Health: Tell Me What Causes Cold Sores
• SelfGrowth: Creating Strong Immunity To Cold Sores
• Science News: Cold Sore Virus Might Play Role In Alzheimer's

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Cold Sores

• Herpes Doctor: Oral Health – Cold Sores
• ABC Homeopathy: Cold Sores
• Topix: Cold Sores
• The Naked Scientist: Cure for Cold Sores
• MedHealth: Cold Sore Forums

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Cold Sores

• PubMed: Articles on Cold Sores
• International Herpes Management Forum: Clinical Trials of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines
• U.S Pharmacist: Prevention and Treatment of Cold Sores

Clinical Trials on Cold Sores

• Centerwatch: Clinical Trials: Herpes Simplex Infections
• Clinical Trials Search: Herpes Simplex Clinical Trials
• NIH: Open Herpes Simplex Trials

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