Are shingles contagious for a 4 week old ?

Shingles: Would avoid contact with the infant,cover the shingles area, get treated ( acyclovir 200 mg 4 tabs 3 x a day x 7 days ) and call the pediatrician and let them know you have shingles they may consider acyclovir prophylaxis for the infant . Call you doc or go to urgent care and call the pediatrician this AM it could be serious it is an infant .

No: According to the CDC shingles is not contgious and can not be spread from one person to another.However, the virus that causes shingles is present in the blisters and can cause chicken pox in someone who hasn't had it or been vaccinated. Infection only occurs with exposure to the fluid and not before the blisters appear or after they crust. Hope this helps.

Yes: Exposure to person with shingles can cause chickenpox in a susceptible person and a 4 week old is susceptible.

Unlikely: Shingles differs from chickenpox by not having a phase when oral secretions contain viral particles. The contagious material is limited to the wet or dry debris coming from the area involved. As long as the baby has no direct contact with that material she is at no risk. If the babies mother had cpx or the vaccine as a kid, baby is immune for the the first 6 mo or so.

Yes: The blister fluid can infect Baby with chicken-pox. Please be careful. Keep the lesions covered until they crust over.

Not likely: Shingles puts out varicella (chicken pox). Shingles is not contagious, but a susceptible person could get chicken pox this way. The amount of virus varies and is much less after antiviral pills or towards the end of the shingles. Most adults are immune against the virus and the baby has most of the mother's immunity. This "passive" immunity lasts about a year. If there are serious concerns, a bloo

Maybe.........: Shingles, the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox, is highly contagious by direct contact to those who are not immune to the disease--either from the vaccine or disease. More likely than not, the birth mother has been immunized and her immunity will protect the baby for up to 6 monmths

Yes! : Definitely avoid any contact with a four week old. The baby is too young to get chickenpox vaccine!

Not usually: If the mother has had varicella or has been vaccinated against Chicken Pox (varicella), the 4 week old should be protected against contracting the disease.

Yes: Yes , person with active shingles can spread the virus when the rash is in the blister-phase. A person is not infectious before the blisters appear. Shingles cannot be passed from one person to another. However, the virus that causes shingles, the varicella zoster virus, can be spread from a person with active shingles to another person who had never chickenpox. A four month old baby is at risk.

Moderately : shingles is a herpes virus and can be spread on contact. A person who has shingles should wash her hands and wear gloves when handling a four week old infant. If the person is not essential to the care of the infant then contact should be at a minimum. Shingles is less contagious once the lesions are crusted and dry

Shingles and infants: If the mother of the 4 week old either has had a varicella infection or vaccine, some of her immunity would've passed to the infant before birth. This would allow some protection of the infant. If the mother, however, has never had either, the infant is at risk if he/she has direct contact with the shingles lesions. To be safe, the lesions should be kept covered to avoid exposure to anyone.