Can mother's pass herpes to their children?!


Question:

Can mother's pass herpes to their children?

I recently found out that my friends mom got herpes before she had him, does that mean that she could have passed them on to her son?


Answers:

A mother can pass the virus to her baby during birth if she is having an outbreak at the time of delivery. As the baby is coming through the birth canal, the baby can rub against any sores the mother may have which would cause the baby to contract the virus. Being born with herpes is EXTREMELY rare though and can be avoid by having a C-section delivery if the mother is having an outbreak at the time of delivery. I've read it's estimated about 0.1% of babies in the US will be born with herpes.
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_lea...

Herpes is spread by DIRECT skin to skin contact. It is NOT genetic like green eyes or curly hair and it's NOT in the blood like HIV or hepatitis is. This is why people with herpes can still donate blood.




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