by Prof. Meda Kuvalis
Published 3 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
In less than 1 percent of all adults, the virus can also quietly slip its own DNA into the human genome—making it possible for mothers and fathers to pass HHV-6 to their offspring if these insertions are present in their eggs or sperm.Sep 10, 2008
Can herpes come from parents?
Is this true? Some sexually transmitted infections, including herpes, can be passed from the mother to the fetus during pregnancy or the infant during birth. But most people with oral herpes get it during childhood from their parents, relatives, or other caretakers.
Which type of herpes is genetic?
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that people affected by cold sores have a mutation in a gene, which means their immune system is not able to prevent them from developing. Cold sores are caused by a strain of the herpes simplex virus - herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1).
Can a mother pass herpes to her child?
Mothers who have a nonactive herpes infection when they deliver can also transmit herpes to their child, particularly if they acquired herpes for the first time during pregnancy. Most babies with HSV infection are born to mothers with no history of herpes or active infection.
Can I spread herpes to my family?
If you have herpes simplex, you are most likely to pass the virus to another person when you have sores. But you can infect someone else even if you have no symptoms. Healthcare providers call this asymptomatic viral shedding.
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· HSV-2, which is the main cause of genital herpes, is also by far one of the most widespread sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. Because of this, it’s understandable to be worried about herpes if you’ve had unprotected sex recently, or if you’ve noticed lesions or sores on your genitals.
