36 weeks pregnant mother contained by imperative have shingles!?

can i get it from her? i have never had the chicken pox.
the VZV gets reactivated or triggered (ageing, immune deficiency, stress, etc) instead of it causing another presentation of the chickenpox, it presents as shingles (or other unusual syndromes, like Ramsay-Hunt).

If you have never had chickenpox or the inoculation, you cannot get shingles from a person with shingles, but the VZV can be transmitted by them and can lead to chickenpox.

If a pregnant woman with no prior VZV infection or vaccination get exposed, there are things that can be done to help protect mom and fetus. In response to exposure, the VZV vaccine should not be used in pregnant women (like it is for others) because we don't own all the data on the effect on a developing fetus. Instead, varicella zoster immune globulin (Varig) may be given within 96 hours of exposure to moderate maternal mortality.

With your history, and current medical condition, you absolutely must speak to your healthcare provider about this.


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