A pregnant woman who has genital herpes may infect her child during as it passes through the birth canal. Women who know that they have had genital herpes or think they may have it during their pregnancy should tell their doctor so that steps can be taken to protect the baby from possibly serious harm.
Newborns can also be infected by cold sores/ herpes simplex virus non-genital sources such as active cold sores on the mother siblings or persons in close contact with the baby has active blisters on the lips or hands, the baby can become infected. Family members and friends with active HSV should not handle a newborn child.
It's neither. Any one can get cold sores, even children have them. They are often passed by being kissed on or around the mouth by some one that has a visble cold sore.
Cold sores aren't inherited.
Cold sores are not hereditary.
No you can not.
No, they're not. Kidney disease can be hereditary, however kidney infections are not. (In the same way that other "infections" are not hereditary - e.g nobody gets a hereditary cold).
You can get cold sores and mono known as the kissing disease but otherwise I'm not sure of others.
Bactroban is not effective for viral cold sores.
You don't get cold sores from the wind.
Cold sores are very contagious.
Cold sores aren't airborne.
Cold sores are caused by a virus, and polysporin is not active against viruses, so it won't work for cold sores.
They do have cold sores in South America.
You can get cold sores from hsv-2.
Cold sores look like a blister.
Cold sores aren't bad but they can be painful.