Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2013 5:44 am
Cold Sore Confusion
By NAPS,
North American Precis Syndicate
sedaliademocrat.com
(NAPSI)—Cold sore myths spread almost as fast as the virus itself. According to a recent survey by Wakefield Research, the majority of Americans cannot correctly distinguish between cold sore myths and facts.
The survey found that 63 percent of Americans don’t know cold sores are contagious before you can see them, and one in two don’t realize cold sores can take up to two weeks to heal if left untreated.
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