Copyright ⓒ 2014 John Sangwon Lee, MD., FAAP
Chickenpox during pregnancy 임신 중 수두
Chickenpox is a type of viral infectious disease caused by infection with the varicella virus (chickenpox virus).
Children and adults who have never been infected with the varicella virus or who have never been vaccinated against varicella after birth can easily become infected with the varicella virus and get chickenpox.
When a pregnant woman who is not immune to chickenpox virus infection from 2 to 3 weeks before pregnancy to the end of the third month of pregnancy is infected with chickenpox virus, the fetus can also become infected with the chickenpox virus.
If the fetus gets chickenpox, it can lead to congenital chickenpox syndrome.
In addition, when the fetus is infected with other types of viruses, such as chickenpox virus or rubella virus, the fetus can get congenital viral infectious diseases.
For this reason, you must be particularly careful to avoid contagious diseases of any kind during pregnancy. Pregnant women should be very careful not to get close to people with chickenpox or other types of viral or bacterial infections, and to avoid contact with people with infectious diseases. If a pregnant woman herself or any member of her family has chickenpox or any other type of infectious disease, she should inform her doctor immediately.
Most children and adult women are already immune to chickenpox virus infection, as children these days receive a first dose of varicella vaccination at 12-18 months of age and a second vaccination at 4 to 6 years of age.
So, most pregnant women do not get chickenpox during pregnancy (parents should also be anti-doctors-see Prevention).
Women who have not been vaccinated against chickenpox as recommended and who have not had a history of chickenpox before pregnancy should receive the chickenpox vaccine 3 months before pregnancy.
However, she should not be vaccinated against chickenpox from 3 months before she becomes pregnant until delivery.
Pregnant women who have had chickenpox in the past or who have been vaccinated against chickenpox do not get chickenpox, and the fetus usually does not get chickenpox. During regular pregnancy check-ups during pregnancy, the chickenpox immune system may be tested to see if the pregnant woman has had chickenpox in the past, has been vaccinated against chickenpox, and has a chickenpox immune system that can resist infection with the chickenpox virus. When pregnant women get chickenpox, they have a rash on the skin, mild to high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and tired.
When pregnant women get chickenpox, they are treated with VZIG injections or antiviral drugs. Copyright ⓒ 2014 John Sangwon Lee, MD., FAAP
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