Congenital herpes
Infants may acquire congenital herpes from a mother with an active, possibly inapparent herpes infection at the time of birth. Aggressive treatment with antiviral medication is required, but may not be effective in the case of systemic herpes.
Review Date: 10/15/2008
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP. Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program,
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review
provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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63 years old. Other than sexual contact, how is the virus transmitted?
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I am a 63 year old woman whose blood test came back...
