So i know all the precautions to take while someone has a cold sore , but my main question is is once the cold sore is completely gone, is the virus still in your saliva? and if so does that mean i'll still be able to get it even if there is no cold sore present just by kissing, or other things?
The virus which causes coldsores is present in everyone, it just sometimes becomes activated. It's not serious or harmful
So basically if there isn't a cold sore present , it can't be passed on to me in any way
If you had the cold sore, the virus stays in your system. You may never get another symptom or you may get another cold sore. Everybody is different but The vast majority of people have the virus in their system and don't even know it
. Many people with the virus will never have a symptom but can pass the virus on sometimes. It's usually passed on when someone has a visible cold sore on the mouth, but possible anytime.
It's annoying but harmless.