eta - hem ol yt ic ▁stre pt oc oc cus ▁b acter ia . ▁These ▁less ▁common ▁forms ▁can ▁be ▁potentially ▁more ▁serious . ▁Anti - vir al ▁treat ments ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁effect ▁in ▁non - vir al ▁cases . ▁B acter ial ▁in fe ctions ▁must ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁ant ib iot ics ▁and ▁fung al ▁in fe ctions ▁with ▁anti - f ung al ▁medic ation . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁Key ▁measures ▁to ▁prevent ▁out break s ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁are ▁maintain ing ▁h yg iene ▁standards ▁and ▁using ▁screen ing ▁to ▁exclude ▁persons ▁with ▁susp icious ▁in fe ctions ▁from ▁eng aging ▁in ▁contact ▁sports . ▁A ▁skin ▁check ▁performed ▁before ▁practice ▁or ▁competition ▁takes ▁place ▁can ▁identify ▁individuals ▁who ▁should ▁be ▁evaluated , ▁and ▁if ▁necessary ▁treated ▁by ▁a ▁health care ▁professional . ▁In ▁certain ▁situations , ▁i . e . ▁particip ating ▁in ▁wrest ling ▁cam ps , ▁consider ▁placing ▁participants ▁on ▁val acy clo vir ▁ 1 GM ▁daily ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁camp . ▁ 1 0 - year ▁study ▁has ▁shown ▁ 8 9 . 5 % ▁reduction ▁in ▁out break s ▁and ▁probable ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁contract ing ▁the ▁virus . ▁Medic ation ▁must ▁be ▁started ▁ 5 ▁days ▁before ▁participation ▁to ▁ensure ▁proper ▁concentr ations ▁exist . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁Her pes ▁out break s ▁should ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁ant iv iral ▁medic ations ▁like ▁A cyc lo vir , ▁Val acy clo vir , ▁or ▁Fam cyc lo