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What Can Cause A Cold Sore?
I have a cold, just a simple common cold. My boyfriend kissed me even after I told him he would get sick, well he didn't get sick but now he has a cold sore. Did I cause that? Its kind of concerning me, cause I don't want him to get anymore from well kissing me.
Tue, 5 May 2015
Hello. I just read through your question.
Typically, cold sores are caused by viruses that lay dormant in the body, sometimes even for years. If he got a cold sore, it is most likley because he has been expoesed to cold sore viruses in the past, and not because he kissed you.
Typically, cold sores are caused by viruses that lay dormant in the body, sometimes even for years. If he got a cold sore, it is most likley because he has been expoesed to cold sore viruses in the past, and not because he kissed you.
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