If you get six or more cold sores per year, your doctor may recommend something called suppressive antiviral therapy, which ...

Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an ...

The first vaccine to protect against the herpes virus that causes cold sores could soon be on the market. Doctors who have spent 15 years developing the new vaccine, and who will use it on around ...

Cold sores or fever blisters are a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) – specifically, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that appear as fluid-filled blisters around the ...

Cold sores, most commonly caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), often pop up around the lips or mouth. Once infected, the virus can linger in your body, occasionally flaring up when ...