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VARICELLA ZOSTER - (CHICKEN POX) - AND PREGNANCY ...
www.gov.pe.ca1 VARICELLA ZOSTER - (CHICKEN POX) - AND PREGNANCY Recommendation: Ask all women, at their first prenatal visit, whether or not they have had chicken pox.
The Updated Herpes Handbook - Westover Heights
www.westoverheights.comVaricella-zoster (VZV) is the virus responsible for chicken pox, and also for shingles or herpes zoster. After a person recovers from the outbreak of chicken pox sores, the virus remains in the body in the nerve cells. At some point in the future, the virus can again travel to the surface of the skin and cause the condition called shingles.
Updated guidelines on PEP for varicella/shingles
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukChicken pox (varicella) infection in neonates, immunosuppressed individuals and pregnant women can result in severe and even life-threatening varicella disease. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended to attenuate disease and reduce the risk of complications such as pneumonitis, rather than to prevent infection in these at-risk individuals.