I would think he should be ok? Where is your shingles rash? As long as its covered, you are actually ok to go as well. I had a shingles rash on my back and for someone to catch CP from it would have required them to come into contact with it iykwim?
Thats what I thought but we arent allowed to visit my new nephew until the incubation period is up. Thats why Im confused.
I'll stay home as I'm feeling pretty crappy still. The rash is on the bottom half of my shoulder blade and under my boob. So it will definately be covered. Lol I've been covering it with a guaze dressing while BF DS so he cant touch it.
I just read in your sig that you don't vax, my DS has had the CP vax so he was at a lesser risk I guess and he didn't get CP. My Doc told me I was fine to even go to work (I'm a teacher) as long as my rash was covered - I wasn't contagious UNLESS they touched the rash, I guess that's not to say your DS isnt incubating...
My Liebling never had the chicken pox vax, but even with major exposure to other incubating children he never showed signs whilst BFing - he got my antibodies against it. So your DS may be a carrier but not show it this time around.
Soon as he was exposed after stopping BFing, he came down with chicken pox.
I thought the air droplets was only if the blisters were in the mouth?
So I should have been staying home the last week? S**t
What confuses me is that Im told that its fine to go out, its only contagious if someone touches the rash or discharge from the rash but I cant go near a newborn. And despite them having no symptoms, DS and DF might be contagious during the incubation period. Is this because shingles and chicken pox are different? So Im fine but DS and DF are not becuase they might have chicken pox?
I wondered the same thing about the antibodies TFB, just have to wait and see I guess.
Chicken Pox and Shingles are the same virus. Once you have CP it lies dormant in your nervous system, but can be later triggered as shingles.
If you've never had CP, you can get it from someone who has shingles. You cannot "catch" shingles though, it's the virus re-activating without an external agent.
Yeah, I get that but they present differently so I wondered if they can spread differently.
Sorry if this is really frustrating anyone and that I keep going on about it.
I am trying to understand this but keep getting conflicting information and cant get my head around it.
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