During their lifetime, 40% of the French population should be affected at least once by a cold sore. 15% of them will even suffer from recurrent viral herpes labialis, with three to four outbreaks on average per year. And the latter can be the cause, for 8 out of 10 people affected, of psychological disorders and stigmatization linked to received ideas about the pathology. To combat these false beliefs, the pharmaceutical company Vectans Pharma is launching a websitenicknamed “Less cold sores”.
Identify, treat, prevent and fight
Is cold sores not contagious? Fake. Can antibiotics treat it? Fake. From the tingling, the application of vinegar, a clove of garlic or an ice cube prevents a cold sore from coming out? Fake. The site answers all the questions you may have about this viral disease, without serious medical consequences for people in good health. It is also recalled that 9 out of 10 adults are HIV-positive. Herpes simplex, the virus most frequently responsible for the pathology. This explains why the latter is actually more common than we think.
In four sections – identify, treat, prevent and fight – the site provides a list of gestures to avoid and things to do to prevent recurrences. He reminds us, for example, to always wash your hands after touching the lesion, not to disinfect the latter with alcohol or to avoid kissing those around you. Detailed treatment information is also available. So you can no longer say “cold sores are ruining my life”like the woman at the head of the gondola on the site.
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