unwell and the location of their infection, which was inside the abdomen, it does seem very much more likely and more biologically plausible that was the original site of the infection. peter greenhouse says the strongest likelihood is that the surgeon had a herpetic whitlow, a small, often unnoticeable sore on his finger and that he unwittingly shared the herpes virus. even though he was wearing surgical gloves, a study of caesarean sections found the gloves tear in more than 50% of operations, potentially allowing the virus to infect the women. we showed both families the expert's opinion. that was the original site of the infection. | does that make sense? yeah. i feel sick listening to that. it makes me think even more that there's a problem.