Re: West Nile
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:02:53 -0500 (CDT)
Living in an area not affected by the West Nile virus, I don't know much
about it -- and I could not find anything at all aobut it in
relationship to pregnancy from a Medline search. Your best bet is to
call your doc and your local health department for more info.
At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, BJ wrote:
>
>I am very conderned regarding the west nile virus. It was found
>yesterday in two dead crows less than one mile from our home. I kow our
>community is considering spraying the area by air as well. This makes
>me just as nervous as the virus itsself. I do not spray my home as I
>usually do and do not use any chemicals(ie, nail polish remover, furn.
>polish, bleach, etc) anything that I might inhale or absorb
>transdermally while I am pregnant. Now they are going to expose me to
>this pesticide unwillinglly.Can you tell me if contracted, does the
>virus cross the placenta, If so is it harmful to my baby, is my immune
>system weakened during preg as to put me at high risk for the
>complication of menigitis from the virus , and am I being overlly
>concerned regarding the spraying of my area. I can always go out of
>town for a few days while spraying, but them does not it get into the
>water sply and jepordize health again in this mannar? Please give me any
>and all info you can on this matter. Thanks, BJ
--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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