Can a person genital herpes breastfeed?

Genital herpes is caused by the attack of both HSV-1 and HSV-2 viruses in the body. The common symptoms of the condition are blisters, ulcers around the sensitive areas like genitals, breast. This disease essentially spreads through a direct skin-to-skin contact with another person. An expecting women suffering from this sexually transmitted disease can be particularly dangerous for the growing child. This condition can hamper the immune system of the baby who is in its growing stage. A lot of new mothers are also concerned if their disease will pass on to their feeding babies. The answer to this question is no. The disease does not tend to pass over to the child through breast feeding. However, chances are probable that your baby might get infected after establishing a contact with the blisters and sores around the breast. However, as per the doctors, it is better to adopt some precautions to negate all the possible chances of the spread of the disease to the tender baby. Infected mothers are suggested keep a clean cloth between the infected region and the baby so as to dissuade a direct contact. Secondly, it is important to thoroughly wash the hands, especially after touching the sores.