This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Cold sore Open pop-up dialog box Close. Cold sore Cold sores, often called fever blisters, are clustered, small, fluid-filled blisters. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Video: 3 things you didn't know about cold sores. Share on: Facebook Twitter.
Show references AskMayoExpert. Cold sores herpes simplex infection. Mayo Clinic; Dinulos JGH. Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif's Clinical Dermatology. Elsevier; Accessed April 7, Herpes simplex.
American Academy of Dermatology. Ferri FF, et al. Kermott CA, et al. Canker sores. Time; Bryan R. Donald M. Coen of Harvard Medical School led a team that looked at the products of HSV-1 genes during this inactive, or latent, phase. The researchers focused on a small strand of RNA called the latency-associated transcript LAT , which is the primary molecule generated by the inactive virus.
Its function has been something of a mystery. The chicken pox virus, for example, can reactivate later in life to cause shingles, which many people with long Covid have reported. He hopes to have some results within the next six months that — if a link between dormant viruses and long Covid is found — could provide data to support a clinical trial of existing drugs for some of those diseases.
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