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Shingles and Chicken Pox are essentially the same bug, Varicella. It is more usual for a child to get Chicken Pox. Shingles tends to be something adults get, and it is very painful and debilitating.
I'm not sure how old the infant is, but the most likely thing that could happen to an infant exposed to Shingles is that the baby will not get ill, or if the baby does get ill, s/he will get Chicken Pox rather than Shingles.
Most mothers have had Chicken Pox and are immune to it, and the infant is protected by the immunity inherited from his or her mother for several months after birth.
If the baby is breastfed, the immunity is passed to the baby through mother's milk for a lot longer. And if the baby is exposed to a germ or virus that the mother is not immune to, the mother's mature immunity system gets to work to make antibodies which are passed through the breastmilk to the baby so the mother actively helps to fight off infections her baby is exposed to.
This answer applies only to infants who have normal health and nutritional status.
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Has there ever been a recall for the Britax Companion Infant Car Seat?
Yes. There has been a voluntary recall for the Britax Companion Infant Car Seat. There has not been any injuries but they needed to react before something happens.
Have the shingles been blown off the roof?
Yes, the shingles have been blown off the roof.
Will taking gabapentin cause you to have shingles?
Gabapentin is a medication that treats pain caused by shingles. Shingles is the reason you have been prescribed the medication.
Shingles should you refrain from going to work?
Yes, it is recommended to refrain from going to work if you have shingles, especially if the rash is exposed or oozing; this is to prevent spread of the virus to co-workers who may not have had chickenpox or been vaccinated against it. It's also important to get rest and allow your body to recover from the infection.
What happens to living things when they eat organisms that have been exposed to DDT?
These living things become contaminated with DDT.
Can you catch shingles from kissing?
Yes and no. Shingles is herpes zoster virus. The symptoms develop in people who have had chicken pox before. If you haven't had chicken pox you may develop it when exposed to shingles. If you have had chicken pox it can trigger shingles. It is infectious only when the blisters are forming and 'weeping'. Therefore it is spread through physical contact. It is no longer infectious when the blisters are dry scabs. It is not airborne but a mask and gloves are worn by healthcare workers to protect them from contacting the skin of active patients.
Is shingles contagiouus?
Yes, shingles can be spread through both physical contact and through the air (droplets from a cough or sneeze, for example). However, since it is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, most adults have already been exposed or vaccinated and will not catch it. Someone with shingles needs to take special care to avoid contact with very young children who have not had chicken pox (or have not had a vaccine) and those who are immunosuppressed.
Why mother's milk is preferable for newborns humans?
Because it contains anti-bodies to all the diseases the mother has been exposed to - giving the infant's as-yet undeveloped immune system a 'kick start'
Can you get chickenpox from someone who has shingles?
Yes, it is possible for someone to get chickenpox from a person who has shingles, but it's not easy. You can only get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you come in direct skin-to-skin contact with wet or weeping lesions. Once the lesions are crusted over, you can't get it. Since you haven't had chickenpox, which is the same virus as shingles (that you've now been exposed to), you'll probably end up with chickenpox.
Can a person who had shingles in the past get shingles from another person?
No, they cannot. There are no separate strains to encounter. However, shingles have been known to recur over intervals of months to years, with no obvious stimulus.
What are the early signs of chickenpox in a 6 month old who has been exposed to someone with shingles?
Basically the basic signs of chicken pox includes fever, body aches and malaise and the usual blisters that usually all over the body.
