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.

What isn’t likely to trigger a cold sore?

 
 
 
 

2.

How long does a cold sore usually last?

 
 
 
 

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.

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.

 
 

5.

Cold sores are caused by which virus?