2. Birth-acquired herpes  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Birth-acquired herpes is a herpes virus infection that an infant gets (acquires) at the time of birth.• Reviewer: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP. Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

3. Genital herpes  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted viral infection affecting the skin of the genitals.• Reviewer: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy, ELS. Previously reviewed by Kenneth M. Wener, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/1/2007).