call for spreading awareness among parents and gynecologists on the danger of genital herpes on neonates -department of medicine and dermatology-king abdulaziz hospital and oncology center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: genital Herpes infection is caused by HSV 1 and HSV2 Virus. It causes distressing symptoms in a significant number of adolescents and adults with over 40 million people sufferers from recurrent HSV genital ulcer disease causes significant disease globally and it is potentially fatal when transmitted to neonates and most maternal infections with risk of transmission are asymptomatic