Its related to the chicken pox virus and means they get little spots, not too dissimilar to chicken pox spots for up to 18 months afterwards. Most of us will have been exposed to it or have a resistance but its prevalant in kids.
We found out about it yesterday by coincidence and now are worried dd may have got since nursery have had it and she had chicken pox 3 months ago
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molluscum contagiosum yes I hadn't heard of it until yesterday
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slalomsuki · 25/05/2007 13:38
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