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Birth-acquired herpes
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Birth-acquired herpes is a herpes virus infection that an infant gets (acquires) at the time of birth. Alternative Names
HSV; Congenital herpes; Herpes - congenital Causes, incidence, and risk factors Newborn infants can become infected with herpes virus:
If the mother has an active genital herpes infection at the time of delivery, the baby is more likely to become infected during birth. Some mothers may not be aware they have internal (inside the vagina) herpes sores. ![]() Some people have had herpes infections in the past, but were not aware of it. These people, not knowing that they have herpes, may pass it to their baby. Herpes type 2 (genital herpes) is the most common cause of herpes infection in newborn babies, but herpes type 1 (oral herpes) can also occur.
Review Date: 09/16/2010 A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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