To send a link and summary of this article to a friend, click here . A sore is unusual in appearance, does not heal after two weeks or grows rapidly. Sores are recurring or multiplying. You also have fever or nausea. So does your body's immune system.
Sores have hundreds of possible causes, many of which are hard to pinpoint and even harder to shake.
Quite often it is the latter. Any of these bites and burrows can become infected, making the sores even more pronounced. And don't forget germs. The most common and contagious of these are bacteria. Viruses are responsible for such sore-sprouting diseases as chickenpox, herpes, shingles and warts.