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A 29-year-old female asked:
My niece has smallpox and i have a new born( 6days) can she catch the smallpox?knowing we live in the same house.what can i do to keep the infant safe
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Smallpox: Take the child to another house or isolate the person with small pox. The spread of the disease is from fluid of the pox themselves.And the disease spread very slowly.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Odd statement: Smallpox has not been reported in the world since 2 lab associated cases in 1980. Perhaps you mean chickenpox. Baby would be at low risk if you ever had them.If not, being in the same room for half an hour is enough time to expose the infant.Best clarify the issue with your local doc.If it is really smallpox, the world needs to know.
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Last updated Nov 28, 2017
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