I work in a nursing home but I'm on light duty so I help feed residents take vitals and other stuff but the one resident…
I work in a nursing home but I'm on light duty so I help feed residents take vitals and other stuff but the one resident just found out she had shingles so she had them for a few so I might have been exposed I'm almost 35 weeks pregnant should I call my doctor or what
deleted-user·
anytime a pregnant woman is exposed to the varicella-zoster virus, the doctor/OB/midwife should be notified. if exposed and contracted, the virus can cause viral pneumonia in the mother and unborn child. I'm a lab tech btw, and test for this virus all the time in the lab
Eliza Boice·
Мама сына (1 год), беременна (35 нед.)
I took her vitals everyday
Candace·
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Did you see any shingle spots when you did that? Cause that's when they are contagious. Just like chicken pox, when the "sore" is open. And just started. @pteliza13
Eliza Boice·
Мама сына (1 год), беременна (35 нед.)
I had to touch her to put the blood pressure cuff on
Candace·
В ожидании первенца
You had to have physically touched the open "sore". Went through the same thing earlier in my pregnancy with a family member. They are pretty hard to catch honestly. Unless you bath the person. @pteliza13
Candace·
В ожидании первенца
@pteliza13, they aren't contagious unless you touched them.