Over a period of days, the sores change to crusted spots before they finally heal. Genital herpes is very common. One of every five people in this country has genital herpes. People who have sex with many partners are most likely to get it. When women with genital herpes get pregnant, they can pass the infection to their baby during delivery.
New babies can get really sick from herpes.
If the infection is bad, the infant may even die. The first herpes infection is usually the worst one. Genital herpes infections come back over and over again. The first time, you may have one sore or many sores. The sores are painful.