Oral Infections with Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Can Lie Dormant

Oral infections with herpes simplex virus 1 can lie dormant in nerve cells for years.When a patient becomes stressed,the virus is released,forming cold sores on the lips.Why is the cold sore adaptive to the virus?

A) Cold sores allow the virus to move to another part of the body.
B) Cold sores warn other people that the host is infected.
C) Cold sores allow the virus to avoid the immune system.
D) Cold sores allow the virus to spread to a new host.
E) Cold sores allow the virus to mutate and survive antibiotic treatments.