Cold sores are typically caused by Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1). Genital herpes on the other hand is usually caused by a different strand of the virus called Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). It is possible to transfer the different viruses to other areas of the body.
Chuck Barris, the wacky host of The Gong Show, died Tuesday at the age of 87. His publicist confirmed he passed away from natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York. Barris was the creator of The Gong Show and two other popular TV game shows, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game.
Don Pardo, the man whose voice introduced the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for decades, died at the age of 96, the network announced August 19. Skateboarding legend Jay Adams died of a heart attack August 14 while vacationing in Mexico with his wife. He was 53. Ed Nelson, best known for playing a doctor in the 1960s nighttime soap opera Peyton Place, died on August 13, his family said. He was 85. Actress Arlene Martel, whom Star Trek fans knew as Spock's bride-to-be, died in a Los Angeles hospital August 12 after complications from a heart attack, her son said.