A mouth sore is enough to make your appetite go for a toss, right? Canker sores are painful sores that usually appear inside your mouth, at the base of your gums. While these are not contagious, they ...

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Allergens like mold, pollen, and dust, if you’re sensitive to them, can inflame the throat and affect mucus production. Post-nasal drip from the allergic reaction can cause you to constantly, and ...

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The first causes cold sores and fever blisters on the mouth, and is thought to be responsible for most cases of genital herpes in the UK. HSV-2 is most commonly associated with genital herpes alone.

For example, if an infected person kisses someone, the virus can enter from the infected person's cold sore into the other person's mucous membranes (the thin layer covering the lips or mouth).

One in five of us suffer with cold sores, or 'coleslaws' as spluttering children call them. They are created by herpes simplex, a virus that sits quietly in nerves around the mouth, only gracing ...