Hi @chickie001 That's a good question and a grey area. I would follow what your doc says since he/she knows your unique situation. Over 90 percent of humans have been exposed to EBV and therefore have antibodies to protect them if exposed again. We never get rid of the virus though. It basically sleeps in our body and then can be awakened when our immune systems are down. This can be caused by stress, poor diet, environment stressors, genetic weaknesses. From what I have learned, there is no one means to putting it into remission. Many have been helped by cleaning up their diet, supplements such as L-lysine, Lauricidin and others, Valtrex, tackling stress, taking up yoga, meditation. A good resource is Kasia Kines, PhD. She just wrote a book on EBV called The Epstein Barr Solution. Her website is ebvhelp.com. ....Sorry I don't have a straightforward answer to your question about contagiousness! The main thing is to focus on getting well-- taking care of yourself. Doing your research and doing things that you think will help you.