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ChickenpoxNewest Review: ... my doctor and explained to him that i thought i had chicken pox and he told me to come in and see him streight away, he sounded very concerned which panicked me a little bit. I went streight in to see my doctor and he confirmed it was chicken pox and then informed me that in his 23 years working as a doctor he had never seen a pregnant woman with chicken pox before so didnt know what to do ... more |
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by - written on 02/01/08 (Very useful, 236 readings)
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After managing to avoid the chicken pox virus as a child i was unfortunate enough to catch chicken pox wholst pregnant with my first child. When the first few blisters appeared on my arm i thought nothing of it and just put it down to me not noticing that the deep fat fryer must have spat at me wholst cooking tea. You can imagine my shock when i woke up the next morning covered in little blisters, and i mean covered there was not one part of my body it had missed, they were in my mouth, under my eye lids and every where else you could possibly imagine. I phoned my doctor and explained to him that i thought i had chicken pox and he told me ... Read the complete review
by - written on 28/06/06 (Useful, 342 readings)
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SCIENCE-TYPE STUFF ================== Uhm, looking for new "products" to review, I've come across "Chickenpox". I personally think Dooyoo should stick to consumer products but this is zany enough I thought I'd give you my experiences with the disease. My knowledge of chicken pox from an immunology point of view is lacking. I do know that the body mounts a reaction to the varicella-zoster virus--another of our friends from the good ole herpes family). There's always some confusion over the degree of contagiousness. It is highly contagious by air or contact two days before symptoms appear and until blisters have ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/06/06 (Very useful, 2707 readings)
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The reason for this review at this time is that my 4-year-old son has just had chickenpox. It has been doing the rounds at his nursery so I'm not really surprised he caught it, as it is very contagious amongst youngsters. I thought it might be really useful for any other parents who haven't seen this before. ***What Is It?*** The Varicella-zoster virus is part of the herpes family, which is why the spots resemble cold sores a bit. Once it is in your system it usually causes immunity from catching it again but this is not the case in everyone, as I have had a severe bout once and two milder episodes which have coincided with my children getting it. ... Read the complete review


