Also if it's an initial hsv-1 infection how do I tell if it's a cold sore herpes related or just a skin issue as most look the same. Is there something which you can generally say ok it's a cold sore in INITIAL infection eg:
Do all cold sores Owzze a yellow substance?
Are cold sores on side of the lips not middle?
Do initial cold sores clear in what time frame?
They say the initial infection is your worse so do you get multiple and for longer?
Do cold sores turn bright red?
Is there normally a hole in the sore in the middle which is red?
How long after initial cold sore can you get it tested ? In 4-5 days too long?
Please advise as it's hard to know what's what.
Thanks for the reply
Are you talking about hsv-1 oral or hsv-2 or both?
Thats a bit out side the normal time frame. But bottom line is that a sore would show up before any flu type sympotms
Hi,
I got the sore 21 days after infection . does that seem like cold sore?
Hi, a sore would develop before any flu like symptoms and on averge shows up in a week or 2 not 2 days.