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Ghostalmedia ,
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That title makes this sound extra dark.

A parent with a coldsore kissed their kid and transferred the virus to their kid. That really sucks, but it’s not uncommon for parents to accidentally pass along HSV1 to kids by giving them a peck on the cheek when they’re unknowingly contagious.

Big bummer about getting HSV1 as a kid is that you can’t get antivirals for flair ups until you’re 12. So you have to be that crusty kid for a week or two at school… at least until high school.

tektite ,

Lysine lip balm can help!

Kanzar ,

HSV infection of infants leading to death is a real thing: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8284346/

There are many things adults should and should not do in the early years of a child’s life to set them up for success in the future… including not inoculating their mouths with decay causing bacteria (common pathway is testing food temp on a spoon, then using the same spoon in the baby’s mouth).

Ghostalmedia ,
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Although, looking at that study, it would appear that the 60-ish deaths a year are mostly HSV 2 (genital), not 1 (oral / coldsores) like the story above. Which would make sense, since that is where delivery is happening - unless a c-section is performed.

SaltySalamander ,

Clickbait as fuck. Over 50% of the human population has this virus. A sizeable percentage of that infected bunch got the virus in the exact same way this article describes. Calm down.

Ghostalmedia ,
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Exactly. This HSV-1 is common AF, and most people get it as a kid from stupid stuff like this.

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