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#INFANT INFECTIOUS
/Infectious diseases, CHICKEN POX
Usually a !i! relatively minor illness !n! in young, well-nourished children:
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high temperature
flu-like symptoms
typically a rash appears as small blisters, in crops, starting on face, spreading onto trunk & abdomen
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Seek competent medical advice. Isolate child for 11-14 days, or 6 days after appearance of last crop of spots.
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!b! Pregnant women are at risk, !n! as the infection can be passed to baby in {womb} & may result in {miscarriage}.