Cold sores
Cold sores are annoying and disfiguring.
Outbreaks of the virus can only be stopped before a cold sore has developed.
The problem is that the virus production must be stopped before the cold sore is visible.
Cold sores can be treated with an antiviral therapy.
If you have had earlier outbreaks you might have developed a feeling when an outbreak is expected.
Treatments are possible if you start as soon as you think that the virus becomes active or when you feel the first itching on your lip. Starts the medication immediately, do not wait an hour.
After the first hour the virus production has started and the development of the cold sore cannot any more be stopped.
The developing cold sores can be treated with an antiviral therapy. It has been found that is can also be treated with disinfectant hand sanitizers (alcohol).
Known too is that disinfectant hand sanitizers (70% alcohol) kills viruses effectively (Covid-19). A hand sanitizer can also be used to inactivate the herpes virus on the lips. The alcohol penetrates the skin and which makes it effective in deactivation of the cold sore virus. When the hand gel applied to a closed blister, the blister dries up and the wound heals in a short time. The sanitizing hand gel should preferably only once.
Antiviral compounds for treating cold sores are Acyclovir and Valacyclovir. These compounds have little side effects.
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