Cold Sores First Stage:
Herpes virus lives, become active and moves in your nerve fibers to target area to start its activity. This will be the first attack of herpes virus. Under opportunistic conditions virus will get replicate and get ready to shoot the sight. At this movement you will sense symptoms like burning, itching, tingling at target area.
This stage will last for few hours to 2 days. If you act quickly at this stage and can prevent virus to proceed further. Apply ice at first sign of tingling for 15-20 minutes, repeat frequently through out the day. Apply vitamin E between applications.
Cold Sores Second Stage:
During second stage, the cold sore symptoms will appear like a pimple or red swollen bumps at target area. These pimples are quite painful to touch. They are filled up with virus and causing the swelling of the area.
Cold Sores Third Stage:
Cold sores open up and fluid filled in is oozing out causing infection at new site or spreading the infection to the person who comes in contact. At this stage once immune system starts working on the site.
Cold Sores Fourth Stage:
Replacement of the damaged cells began. At this stage you may continue feeling mild fever, headache, runny nose and painful lymph nodes. These symptoms subside frequently each day by now on.
Cold Sores Fifth Stage:
At this stage the process of healing at its peak and a scab will fall off revealing new skin. A small pink spots will appear at the site of infection showing the process of healing. The redness must have gone before you are totally clear.
Generally cold sore symptoms lasts for few days to 2 weeks and usually starts heal on their own with in a few days .Though you can not cure cold sore, but you can reduce their frequency and to limit the duration of their occurrence. Though there is no effective preventive treatment is available, some people found that applying lip salves before exposure to sun light can prevent out breaks.
In conclusion, above are the most common symptoms. At a given time, the most of cold sore sufferers exhibit similar symptoms. However, it should be noted that slight differences could also be seen. If one suffers from less number of symptoms then it is possible to treat cold sores at a faster rate. Here’s the best resource on Cold Sore Treatment.
Author: Cher K Markov