Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores)

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Title: Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores) (Links to English resource)

Summary: This fact sheet provides information about herpes simplex (cold sores) in children, how it occurs, what may cause it, how it can be prevented and treated.

Organisation: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Department of Dermatology

Publishing date: January 2002

Target audience: Parents

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