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Re: Chicken Pox While Pregnant

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 May 1999 11:22:24 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 27 May 1999, JoAnn wrote: >
>Currently, I am 8 weeks pregnant and was exposed to the chicken pox a
>few days ago. While I had the chicken pox when I was a kid, I'm
>wondering if the virus can still be passed on to the baby? Would the
>virus even "make a stop" with me since I should have the necessary
>antibodies to prevent it? Have my antibodies been fully passed on to the
>baby this early in the pregnancy? I have done some research that states
>the danger is in actually breaking out with the disease, but what is the
>risk at simply be exposed to it?
>
>JoAnn
>
>--
>Mommy to Elliot James s/b 1/5/99 & Baby #2 1/1/00
>

If you have had the disease, then you are currently immune, and your immunity will prevent the baby from having any contact with the virus. The baby is not depending on passive immunization passed over from you, but rather your own active immunization to prevent the virus from ever propagating in your blood stream in the first place. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD
Clarksville, TN


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