- Gingivostomatitis is a very painful mouth infection in children that can result in flu-like symptoms, crankiness, decreased appetite and ulcers in the mouth.
- It is important to monitor your child if he has mouth ulcers because he may refuse to drink, and this can lead to severe dehydration and difficulty in swallowing.
- Cold sores are the most common symptoms in children between the ages of one and two, and may often reoccur.
- Herpes gladiatorum is a form of herpes that infects children who wrestle as a sport. Lesions begin to appear on the head and jawline area within eight days from initial contact.
- Skin, eyes and mouth disease is spread from a mother who is infected with herpes, to her child. After the first few weeks of life, a rash begins to appear on the skin, eyes and mouth.
- Central nervous system disease also affects newborns from a mother infected with herpes. An infant may have fever, crankiness, seizures, difficulty staying awake and difficulty breathing.
