Re: Is nursing baby contagious?
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From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:42:17 -0500 (CDT)
It could potentially be passed to you, particularly if it is bacterial.
At Mon, 18 Jun 2001, AM wrote:
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>I will ask our pediatrician, too, but until I talk to him I'd like other
>advice. My 11.5 month old has either strep or a viral throat infection
>(blisters all over the back of his throat, high fevers, not eating). A
>blood test showed some bacterial involvement, so he was put on
>amoxicillin right away. We are still waiting for the culture results.
>In the meantime, could he maybe pass this on to me through nursing? It
>has felt different in the past few days, like a burning or tight
>(hurting) pulling or something occasionaly while he sucks. Sorry, I'm
>just not very good at describing things like this, but hopefully you'll
>get the idea. Thanks so much for anyone's help!
>
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>AM
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J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
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