THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS
"A premature baby died from multiple organ failure after being kissed by his doting father, his heartbroken mother has revealed. Kaiden McCormick's tiny body shut down after catching a cold sore virus from Carl Maclaren. He spent six weeks on a life-support machine, but doctors were unable to save him and he died aged just two months. His parents were shocked to discover their baby had been struck down with the herpes simplex virus, a disease carried by most of the population, but usually lies dormant."
Mother Marrie-Claire McCormick, 28, said: 'I asked how it was possible for a baby to have herpes?
"When he said it was transmitted via the cold sore virus I looked at Carl and he instinctively touched his lip. In that moment I saw his heart break in two."
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Herpes Simplex Virus Awareness
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide, and the prevalence of this infection has increased significantly over the last two decades in many developed countries. It is caused by a virus that cannot be cured. Herpes is easy to infect through direct physical contact with an infected person. It causes painful blisters and sores with scabs. The blisters and the areas under the scabs contain lots of active virus. Herpes is most contagious when sores are present. Even when there are no sores, people infected with herpes can pass the virus to their sexual partners
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Two types of HSV infections have been identified which are:
- HSV-1, usually causes orolabial disease
- HSV-2, associated more frequently with genital and newborn infections
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Elsevier Science (USA), 2012
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