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Can babies get ringworm via vaginal delivery?
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Not likely: Virtually unheard of due to maternal antibodies and immune responses. Round scaly rashes on infants are generally due to other causes ranging from variants of eczema to a rare variant of lupus.
Answered 8/25/2012
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