When a mother has active genital herpes, about of children who are delivered through the infected birth canal become brain damaged.

When a mother has active genital herpes, about one fourth of children who are delivered through the infected birth canal become brain damaged.

Explanation:

Genital herpes can be described as a sexually transmitted disease which is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus ( HSV).

The Herpes infection can be passed from the mother to the unborn child before birth but commonly it is passed on to the child at the time of delivery. Infact, studies have shown that about one fourth of children who are delivered through the infected birth canal become brain damaged.

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