Sweltering weather is a rarity in Seattle. The city averages only two days a year of temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit and normally doesnt get any hotter than 100. Nights are equally moderate with minimum temperatures dropping below 70 Â°F. Just ten times a year, on average does the daily low remain in the 60s.
A cold sore is a fluid-filled, painful blister that is usually on or around the lips. Other names for a cold sore are fever blister, oral herpes, labial herpes, herpes labialis, and herpes febrilis. Cold sores most often occur on the lips which distinguishes them from the common canker sore which is usually inside the mouth.
Cold Sore Causes. The virus that causes cold sores is known as the herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of HSV, type I and type II. Cold sores are usually caused by type I. Herpes simplex is a contagious oral virus.The virus is spread from person to person by kissing or other close contact with sores or even from contact with apparently normal skin that is shedding the virus.Infected saliva is also a means of spreading the virus.old sores are small, painful, fluid-filled blisters or sores that appear on the lips, mouth, or nose that are caused by a virus. The sores can be painful and usually last a few days. Unlike most viral infections, the cold sore virus is not completely eliminated by the body defenses.