No kiss, no cold sores and no dementia?

Could a kiss result in dementia?

The majority of people would answer "No".

But according to the latest research in Britain, cold sores, mainly transmitted by kissing, link to Alzheimer's disease, a progressive disabling and irreversible memory problem, which is the second commonest form of dementia. The DNA structure of the HSV-1, a virus causing cold sores, is found in the brains died of Alzheimer's dementia. As this finding is based on a small research , more works are still in need to confirm the discovery.

At this point, we should have an awareness of cold sore, I think. What is cold sore?

Some facts are as follow:

• -a very common illness caused by herpes simplex virus type 1
  
• -characterized by groups of fluid-filled blisters on and around the lips
  
• -transmitted by close body contact, mainly kissing (involvement of private part if having oral sex with infected partner)
• -tender and painful
• -reactivation (recurrence) happened when body resistance falls (as virus could stay inside the body for a long time or for life long )
• -Zovirax cold sore cream helps to some extent

More detail on Netdoctor