sores

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The biotech’s experimental cancer treatment is a genetically engineered version of the Herpes Simplex Virus type 1, the same virus that causes cold sores.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She added she had sores on her elbows from being on her front and was scheduled to remain in the clinic for two weeks.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Because it appears to accelerate repair, SerpinB3 could eventually be developed into a therapy for chronic, hard-to-heal wounds, such as pressure sores and other ulcers that close only very slowly over time.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Tell-tale symptoms “include rash or unusual sores that look like pimples or pus-filled blisters on the face, body and genitals, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches or swelling of lymph nodes,” the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Just white scabby dust on the tops of their feet, and all of them with those dark black sores and scars.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver