Chicken Pox in Pregnancy

Question 1

What is significant chicken pox contact?

A. Same room for 10 mins and more
B. Face-to-face for 5 mins
C. No contact in large open ward

Answer 1

B. Face-to-face for 5 mins

Question 2

What is significant chicken pox contact?

A. Same room for 15 mins and more
B. Face-to-face for 3 mins
C. No contact in large open ward

Answer 2

A. Same room for 15 mins and more

Question 3

What is significant chicken pox contact?

A. Same room for 10 mins and more
B. Face-to-face for 3 mins
C. Contact in large open ward

Answer 3

C. Contact in large open ward

Question 4

What kind of virus is chicken pox in pregnancy?

Answer 4

DNA virus

Question 5

How is chicken pox transmitted?

Answer 5

Fomites, respiratory droplets and significant contacts.

Question 6

What is the incubation period for chicken pox?

Answer 6

10-21 days

Question 7

When is a person infectious?

Answer 7

48 PRE rash, til

vesicles crusted over

Question 8

What is the sequalae of chicken pox?

Answer 8

It remains dormant in the ganglia, may be reactivated as herpes zoster.

Question 9

What is the rate of primary chicken pox in pregnancy?

A. 1 in 1000
B. 3 in 1000
C. 5 in 1000
D. 10 in 1000

Answer 9

B. 3 in 1000

Question 10

How many of UK population are seroPOS for VZIG?

A. 60%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. >90%

Answer 10

D. >90%

Question 11

WHat is the rate of deaths per year from chicken pox in the UK, of which how many are adult chicken pox?

A. 25/year
B. 30/year
C. 45/year
D. 50/year

Answer 11

A. 25/year (75% adults)

Question 12

What is done for women found to be seronegative in pregnancy?

Answer 12

They are offered post partum vaccination, and it is safe to BF after PP vaccination.

Question 13

What does antenatal prevention of chicken pox include?

Answer 13

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