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Too much information can be fatal too !
by Pratibha on Jun 27, 2005 04:12 PM   Permalink

Dear Dr. Roopa,

While it is indeed very laudable that you are dispensing good advice to people far and near, please be cautioned that lay people dont know how to "use" the information. For examaple you have given the complications that Chiken Pox can cause during pregnancy.. all very well expect for someone already pregnant and with no recognised immunity to the disease. Belive me, she will get paranoid and would not want to step out of her house. I can tell this with some confidence because unfortunately my non resistance to the disease was detected during my pregnany and I was advised to keep away from kids ( i was in the US then ). We all know that this Pox can be infected even before the scabs appear so i was a little apprehensive till i delivered. But i CHOSE NOT TO KNOW the complications had i got it then. Because there was nothing i could do THEN except worry and worry more ! Your ideas on Chicken Pox vaccination is more welcome.. but please stick to such positves rather than divulgin the negatives.. it causes mental trauma. I contracted C Pox when my baby was 3 mos from my grand mother who had Herpes Zoster ! Thankfully i did not read your "adult Pox complications" then!

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When your child has chickenpox