If you already have cold sores, you will not be able to prevent them recurring and you will need our article on how to treat cold sores. If you have never had a cold sore and want to avoid becoming a carrier of the virus which causes them, read on.


Steps

1. Do not share food with others.
2. Do not share drinks with others.
3. Do not share eating utensils with others.
4. Do not blow a whistle or play an instrument which has been touched by the mouth of another.

Tips

• It is impossible to tell who is carrying the virus which causes cold sores, so if you want to be sure not to contract the problem, just assume that everyone is at risk, even if you can't see a break out currently occurring.

Warnings

• Once you have a cold sore, the virus will always be with you, so it is important to avoid coming into contact with the virus in the first place.

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