Learn the facts about cold sores so you can face every cold sore with confidenceâfrom the first tingle until itâs bye-bye blister. 1  Most nonprescription treatments work the same way. 2  Cold sores are only contagious when you can see a blister. 3  The cold sore virus (HSV-1) cannot spread beyond the lip area.
It came up with a total debt of $2 trillion for all states. California still owes the most under the alternative computation, but the state's total debt drops significantly, to $307 billion. With the Pew numbers, New Jersey follows with $183 billion of debt and Illinois is next at $150 billion.
Consider these statistics about personal debt in America 1  : More than 160 million Americans have credit cards. 2  The average credit card holder has at least three cards. 3  On average, each household with a credit card carries more than $15,000 in credit card debt.  Total U.S. consumer debt is at $11.4 trillion.