 [ Symptoms ] i am treating my 2 year old with amoxicillin for an ear infection can this cause a rash [ Disease ] you need to become an expert in herpes so i am giving you some homework <link> basically herpes is definitely contagious during an active outbreak on the lip cold sores or the genitals but since many people have contracted herpes when their partners do not have active lesions it is possible to catch it even during those asymptomatic dormant periods if your boyfriend has genital lesions condoms offer good but not 100 protection as you will read