Thread: cold sores
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Old Mon Dec 17, 2012, 12:57 PM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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Hi Ann,

It's probably related only in that his immune system is not fully functioning and cold sores are from the herpes virus that never goes away...it remains dormant in your body. A strong immune system will keep the virus in check so you would not have a lot of breakouts.
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