Do pregnant women with herpes transmit the virus to their baby?
Mothers may potentially pass on the virus to their baby. It is vital for a mother to be cautious to avoid the infection or to let herself and her partner be tested for the virus. 13. What are the symptoms of herpes inflection of a newborn child? Newborns can catch herpes simplex from their mother during birth. If a newborn is infected with the virus, the following symptoms of infection may emerge during the first month after birth: irritability, breathing problems, fever, convulsions, jaundice (yellowish skin), sores on the skin, bruising or low platelet counts (platelets are the part of blood that makes it clot). In the most extreme cases, babies infected with herpes simplex may develop severe eye problems, a small brain size, mental retardation, seizures or even die.
