Brain tweezers – Cold sores

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What’s worse than a pimple before a big event? A cold sore! How well do you know cold sores? Test your knowledge in our quiz below.

1.

How long does a cold sore usually last?

 
 
 
 

2.

Once you’ve had a herpes infection, the virus lies inactive in your skin and may return as another cold sore in the same place as before.

 
 

3.

A customer presents with a number of nasty cold sores. On questioning, he gets them quite regularly, but usually not so many at one time. What can you offer him?

 
 
 
 

4.

Cold sores are caused by which virus?

 
 
 
 

5.

What isn’t likely to trigger a cold sore?