chicken pox
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I was wondering if it's safe for me to be around my 13 week pregnant friend as one of my other friends child has chicken pox? And I've spent alot of time with him this week?
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I was wondering if it's safe for me to be around my 13 week pregnant friend as one of my other friends child has chicken pox? And I've spent alot of time with him this week?
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MarianNicholson keely23467
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If she has not had chickenpox, it is best if she does not catch it while she is pregnant, especially in the first trimester. Chickenpox is caught when in close proximity to someone who has symptoms. It is not caught from someone who does not have chickenpox but has recently spent time with someone who has it (i.e. you). This is too indirect to matter. The chickenpox virus will not survive for long on a person who does not have active signs. People who do have symptoms are highly infectious, so they are the ones to avoid. All your friend needs to do is avoid being in the same room as the child.
To repeat, if your pregnant friend has had chickenpox herself, she is, in a sense, 'vaccinated' and is no longer at risk for the rest of her life.
Marian Nicholson - Director - Herpes Viruses Association and Shingles Support Society. (Chickenpox is a virus in the herpes family of viruses and it also causes shingles, mainly in adults.)