I get cold sores occasionally on my lips, so does this mean my little girl will get them?

im not sure where i got them from, im thinkin from a friend i used to smoke off of, becuase i never got them when i was little! her father also gets them, so im just wondering if this is like passed on or what, im terrified she is gonna have to deal with this her whole life! any helo would greatly be appreciated thankxI get cold sores occasionally on my lips, so does this mean my little girl will get them?
Only if her father is also prone to cold sores you can tell for sure that she's gonna have them as well.





Some people are genetically immune to this virus and therefore even exposed to it and having it in their blood, they won't develop the symptoms.





So if the father doesn't have them, there are fair chances that your daughter won't have them either.





For example, my mother always developes cold sores, and my father never does. I've been kissing my 'virused' boyfriend on the lips and he never passed me the sores...I get cold sores occasionally on my lips, so does this mean my little girl will get them?
Hope this helps...





Cold sores are caused by a virus called herpes (say: hur-peez). Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world. The medical name for the specific virus that causes cold sores is herpes simplex.





There are two types of herpes simplex infection: herpes simplex virus one (called HSV-1 for short) and herpes simplex virus two (called HSV-2 for short). Although both can cause cold sores around a person's mouth, most are caused by HSV-1.





HSV-1 is so common that most Americans get infected with it, although many never have any symptoms. People can catch HSV-1 by kissing a person with a cold sore or sharing a drinking glass or utensils, so it's easy to see why there are so many cold sores around.





Kids who get infected with HSV-1 may get cold sores occasionally for the rest of their lives. That's because even after the sores themselves dry up and go away, the virus stays in the body, waiting around for another time to come out and cause more sores. When a cold sore reappears, it is often in the same place as the previous one.