Young Mum shares shocking picture of six-month-old baby daughter who contracted herpes by a single kiss

Have you heard of a virus which can be transmitted by a single kiss??? This is the case for little Oarlah who was rushed to hospital aged just six months amid fears she could go blind.

She contracted the virus despite mum Hollie Cruickshanks imposing a kissing ban after her birth.

Viral spots and sores spread from Oarlah’s body, across her head and face and even got into her left eye.

Hollie, 21, said: 

When I saw those, I was filled with horror. I knew she could be blinded because of it. The thought of her losing her sight was just devastating.

Oarlah was on a drip in hospital while Hollie and partner Bradley Airlie, 21, faced an anxious wait for news.

Luckily, tests showed the tot’s eyesight was not damaged and the swelling reduced after 24 hours.

Hollie, from Dundee, gave birth in November 2018.