 [ Symptoms ] is the herpes virus contages with out any break outs if so how can i prevent spreading it ti my kids [ Disease ] i really do not have enough information to help you like the type of herpes you have and the location of your break outs my advice would be different if you had occasional type 1 lesions on your lip or if you are talking about a sexually transmitted genital type 2 form please repost your question with more information