3. Cold sores are a cause of having encephalitis.
Cold sores are around the lips. They are unsightly and can be treated with over-the-counter cold sore medication. When you have encephalitis, over-the-counter cold sore medication won’t help. You’ll want to get the cold sore treated as soon as possible because it can be spread from person to person. The reason you have a cold sore is because you have a herpes-related condition.
Since you have encephalitis, the herpes-related condition is traveling to the brain. It causes the cold sore to develop around the lips. In order to treat the cold sore, encephalitis needs to be treated and once it starts to go away, the cold sore will do the same.
While the cold sore is present, you’ll need to stay away from people and not do any kissing. It takes days to weeks to get rid of encephalitis. In a severe case, it will take longer.