Herpes zoster (chickenpox/shingles) is not the same as herpes simplex (cold sores/genital herpes), JFTR.
Thank you captain obvious
Sorry to interject chicken pox/ shingles into the conversation. My point was, are they seeing evidence of any shingle symptoms too? I’ve had chicken pox and shingles. One in childhood no big deal. The other in my later days, a damned big deal. The space jokes are not surprising, I thought of a few but got curious about causes.