Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
Most people are aware that newborn babies have fragile immune systems. They haven’t been exposed to any of the big, bad bacteria and viruses in the world, which means that until they can start getting vaccinations of their own, their people are responsible for keeping them safe.
Pregnant women get flu shots and tetanus-diptheria-pertussis shots. Partners and grandparents get them, too, and for those first three months, anyone with a runny nose and some common sense stays far away.
What you might not think about when considering whether to get near – kissing-level near, I mean – a newborn baby, though, is the herpes virus. Not the one that infects your nethers (though you should absolutely keep that away, too), but the one that manifests in cold sores on your mouth.
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