 [ Symptoms ] will steroids show up on a random drug test given by an employer thanks a lot guys [ Disease ] no your saliva is not always carrying the herpes viruses most of the time you are capable of speading the virus when you have an active lesion although there is some evidence that this virus can spread even when there is not an active lesion to make your life simple do not kiss anyone when you have a herpes lesion on your lip but otherwise kiss them without guilt