Infants Born to Mothers with Recurrent Genital Herpes Do Not

Multiple Choice

Infants born to mothers with recurrent genital herpes do not usually acquire Herpesvirus at birth if the mother is asymptomatic because

A) The disease cannot be transmitted to newborns.
B) Maternal antibodies offer protection.
C) The disease is not communicable.
D) Prophylactic antibiotics are administered to the newborn.
E) None of the above.