Does pregnant woman get zoster to you can affect fetal

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Herpes zoster is a very common acute herpetic skin disease, which is caused by varicella zoster virus. After the virus passes through the respiratory tract to our body, it will be latent in the posterior root ganglion of our spinal nerve. After we are infected with this virus, we can not get sick. When our immunity decreases, a large number of latent viruses will appear We have symptoms due to reproduction. Let's share with you whether pregnant women with herpes zoster will affect the fetus.

Does pregnant woman get zoster to you can affect fetal

First: pregnancy combined with herpes zoster, then the fetus may appear intrauterine infection, is likely to lead to abortion and stillbirth. If herpes simplex appears early in pregnancy, the virus can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta and reproductive system.

Second: when the fetus is intrauterine infected with herpes zoster virus, it may cause fetal malformations, such as retinal hypoplasia, microphthalmos, microcephaly, brain calcification. Such a fetus is likely to have premature birth. The appearance of herpes zoster may be related to the decrease of immunity in women during pregnancy.

Third: if the central nervous system of the fetus is damaged by herpes zoster virus, it may cause death and deformity of the fetus. Even if the fetus is not infected in the uterus, it may also infect the newborn with herpes zoster virus during delivery through the birth canal, and the newborn will have dyspnea, shock and other symptoms.

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Herpes zoster belongs to a viral infectious disease, which is not infectious under normal circumstances. However, for some newborns with low immunity, children and the elderly should also be properly isolated.