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what the risks are viral lesion culture, herpes skin test, chicken pox skin test, tzanck test, method of testing sores, the herpes simplex virus, cold sores, fever blister, genital sores, varicella-zoster virus, chickenpox, "shingles", sore is scraped, scraping is put on a slide, stained, health care provider then examines it under a microscope, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, the sore is scraped, rubbed, mild discomfort, test, help diagnose, confirm an infection, 1 of these 2 viruses, not distinguish between these two viruses, no presence of herpes-infected cells, in the scraping is normal, results, herpes-infected cells, detected, patient has been infected, herpes simplex, cold sores, fever blister, genital sores, varicella-zoster virus, chickenpox ", shingles ", no risks, high rate of false-negative results, the virus is present.