Cold sore, known in colloquial English also as oral herpes or fever blisters, are tingling, reddish, infuriating blisters filled with fluids which occur on the mouth, lips and nose area of a person. The simplex type 1 (HSV-1) virus is what causes cold sores and these extremely contagious viruses are found in all humans where they lie dormant until the time of an attack at which time the person suffers from painful blisters and rashes. The virus can attack any time giving rise to ugly sores on the lips, nose or mouth and causing pain and misery with it.

While these sores are definitely ugly to behold the discomfort that arises from that are not due to their appearance but due to the pain and suffering it inflicts on the infected person. Yet there are ways in which one can get relief from availing cold sore treatment.

In a way you might say these sores are just like children who will always be there with you even if for some time they may not be apparent in your life. They will stick with you lifelong with the difference of no teenage rebel and childhood poop stories. While it is difficult to prevent cold sores it is possible to contain the attack, in the sense that the length and the intensity of the attack can be controlled but cold sore treatment does not promise a complete sudden return to better health.

One of the best anti viral medication for the cold sore treatment would be acyclovir, also known in the market as Zovirax. Why Acyclovir? Acyclovir works by reducing the time frame of the virus attack bringing it down by 60% and prevents the sores from spreading further. Cold sores are extremely contagious in nature, just like reality TV and immense care, by patients, have to be taken so that the fluid or any property must not reach other sensitive organs of.

As a patient of a cold sore, one has to have an uptight personal hygiene and care regime and ensure that hands are washed regularly and do not come in too much of contact with the infected areas.

The medication acyclovir can be used either as an internal medication or as an external application and some doctors may suggest both methods for quick and faster recovery.