Many authorities state there is no cold sore cure. On the other side, many highly respected medical professionals claim there is definitely a cure for cold sores. Which group is being honest?

Believe it or not, THEY ARE BOTH CORRECT. The confusion lies in the fact they are talking about two different things.

When you hear health experts state there is no cold sore cure, they can be talking about only one thing. Right now we have no know way to remove the cold sore virus permanently from the body. It is the herpes simplex virus that causes cold sores. Once infected with the cold sore causing herpes simplex virus, you own the virus for life.

The herpes virus, when it is not busy causing cold sores, is hiding in the nerve cells in the nerve ganglia below the surface. This sub-microscopic virus hides so well even the immune soldiers cannot find them. If the cells could be identified, they would have to be destroyed to eradicate the virus.

Nearly everybody carries the cold sore virus, according the Center for Disease Control. It is so contagious that even if science could eliminate the virus from your body, you would quickly catch it again.

BUT, THOSE WHO STATE A COLD SORE CURE EXISTS ARE CORRECT TOO.

They are not talking about getting rid of the virus, but eliminating the symptoms. After all, in medical circles, it is not the root cause but the outward symptoms that determine if you have a disease. For example, we all carry cancer cells but we do not have cancer unless we develop the symptoms.

Every pathogenic disease is identified based on the display of a specific set of symptoms. The cause may be there, but if there are not any symptoms, there is no disease. This is true with cold sores as well. The primary symptom of a cold sore is the blister on the lip or nostril.

The reality of it is this - if you can eliminate and prevent these cold sores from appearing, you have a true cold sore cure. You will always have the virus, but it never has to become active.

To wait until there is a cold sore cure that will get rid of the virus itself will be a long wait indeed. The only way we will discover a cold sore cure today will be to find a remedy that eliminates and prevents the cold sore blister.

But there is great hope for cold sore victims like you and I. Although most people carry the herpes virus, over 42% do not get cold sores. They seem to have a built in cold sore cure. For the rest of us, it takes a little more work to cure our cold sores.

A large selection of very good cold sore treatment options are available. Most drug store over-the-counter cold sore remedies are primarily comfort treatments and will do little to heal or prevent cold sores. Do not give up. You are a unique, one-of-a-kind person. What works for others may not work for you.

The fact is, there exists a cold sore cure for you. It may be as simple as taking a vitamin and mineral supplement daily, or a maintenance dosage of lysine. You must experiment with different cold sore treatments, perhaps combining them, to discover your personal cold sore cure. Denny Bodoh