herpesduring neonatal period and during vaginal delivery= acute meningitis, rare and very bad, preceding history of exposure to someone with cold sores active shedding of the virus, herpetic infection, some start for acyclovir emperically. Causes encephalitis.
HSV6- causes roseola infantum, fever usually goes away, pale, irritable, eat and drink ok, red rash goes away after the fever goes away. 30% of febrile convulsions are caused by HSV6 roseola.