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Re: Chicken Pox exposure when pregnant

From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:50:04 -0600 (CST)

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Hello I am not a doctor but I can tell you some information I found out about chicken pox immunity. My husband has never had the chicken pox and is a school teacher. We were concerned when I got pregnant that he may be exposed even though I have already had them. He went to his doctor for an antibody screen and it turns out he is immune to the chicken pox even though he has never had them. The same is true of my friend's husband. >From what we were told, 80% of people who are unsure about prior
exposure or who have never had the chicken pox are immune anyway. You may want to have your doctor screen your blood for antibodies before visiting anyone who has the virus.

Tina

At Tue, 16 Mar 1999, KH wrote: >
>I am currently 8 weeks pregnant, and have never had the Chicken Pox. My
>sister's two children both have Chicken Pox, and my question is this -
>how contagious is Chicken Pox? My concern is that I have plans to get
>together with my mom on Sunday, and she looks after the children daily.
>My mom is immune (i.e.: she has had Chicken Pox), is there any way that
>I could contract the condition from my mom, just by the fact that she
>had recently been around two patients with the disease? i.e.: can
>Chicken Pox be transmitted through clothing or any possible method other
>than direct contact with the patients. Your advise would be greatly
>appreciated, as I do not want to put me or my baby at any unecessary
>risk.
>
>--
>Thank you,
>
>Kimberly
>

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