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.
(Source: Debt to the Penny, U.S. Treasury. Debt FAQ, U.S. Treasury.) America's debt is the largest in the world for a single country. It runs neck and neck with that of the European Union, an economic union of 28 countries. For more, see Sovereign Debt Rankings.