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Going out with chicken pox

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Rosebel · 05/04/2022 10:02

Would you take your child out if you needed to go shopping?
Just moved so no friends or family to ask and at the moment can't afford the £4.50 delivery charge.
Would you risk it or am I being unreasonable (I rather suspect I am but not sure what else to do, so any suggestions welcome).

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MossyBottom · 06/04/2022 19:20

@fiftiesmumGrin

nocoolnamesleft · 06/04/2022 19:38

www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/hcp/index.html

"If a pregnant woman gets varicella in her first or early second trimester, her baby has a small risk (0.4 to 2.0%) of being born with congenital varicella syndrome. The baby may have scarring on the skin; abnormalities in limbs, brain, and eyes, and low birth weight.

If a woman develops varicella rash from 5 days before to 2 days after delivery, the newborn will be at risk for neonatal varicella. Historically, the mortality rate for neonatal varicella was reported to be about 30%, but the availability of VZV immune globulin and intensive supportive care have reduced the mortality to about 7%."

Wthfckit · 06/04/2022 19:40

Don't go out with it, regardless of what people might be doing now with covid, chicken pox is contagious and can be dangerous. As can any illness. Common sense surely.

Roundeartheratchriatmas · 06/04/2022 19:48

No. Your husband will have to go to the shop for you instead.

MummaD209 · 30/06/2023 01:16

Wow.

Oblomov23 · 30/06/2023 01:37

You know you're shouldn't.

HarpyValley · 30/06/2023 01:41

Why TF would you revive a ZOMBIE THREAD about this? This is from 15 months ago FFS!

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