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Hello doctors, i have an 8 month old daughter. her grandma tries to kiss her with herpes on her mouth insisting its healthy. i'm terrified. ?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Tell her no: If she has an active lesion on her lip she can spread it to baby & that's not the way a proper grandma should behave. Don't give her the chance & report her to child protective services if she persists. I can see a child endangerment issue here & perhaps explaining her actions to a third party will wake her up.

Answered 12/2/2012

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Be Cautious! : Anyone with active herpes labilis is consider transmittable via oral/contact. Sometimes even in dormant phases can be shed as well.

Answered 9/12/2015

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