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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting Chickenpox are, People without a history of chickenpox in the past, individuals who are not immunized against chickenpox, newborns, especially those born prematurely, less than 1 month or born to mothers who never contracted chickenpox prior to pregnancy, immunocompromised individuals, cancer patients and the use of immunosuppressant drugs.<ref name="pmid10673675">{{cite journal |vauthors=Leung TF, Chik KW, Li CK, Lai H, Shing MM, Chan PK, Lee V, Yuen PM |title=Incidence, risk factors and outcome of varicella-zoster virus infection in children after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation |journal=Bone Marrow Transplant. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=167–72 |year=2000 |pmid=10673675 |doi=10.1038/sj.bmt.1702119 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17391119">{{cite journal |vauthors=Miller GG, Dummer JS |title=Herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses: forgotten but not gone |journal=Am. J. Transplant. |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=741–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17391119 |doi=10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01718.x |url=}}</ref> | Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting Chickenpox are, People without a history of chickenpox in the past, individuals who are not immunized against chickenpox, newborns, especially those born prematurely, less than 1 month or born to mothers who never contracted chickenpox prior to pregnancy, [[immunocompromised]] individuals, cancer patients and the use of [[immunosuppressant]] drugs.<ref name="pmid10673675">{{cite journal |vauthors=Leung TF, Chik KW, Li CK, Lai H, Shing MM, Chan PK, Lee V, Yuen PM |title=Incidence, risk factors and outcome of varicella-zoster virus infection in children after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation |journal=Bone Marrow Transplant. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=167–72 |year=2000 |pmid=10673675 |doi=10.1038/sj.bmt.1702119 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17391119">{{cite journal |vauthors=Miller GG, Dummer JS |title=Herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses: forgotten but not gone |journal=Am. J. Transplant. |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=741–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17391119 |doi=10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01718.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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*Not immunized for varicella | *Not immunized for varicella | ||
*Newborns, preterms and infants born to unsensitized mothers | *Newborns, preterms and infants born to unsensitized mothers | ||
*Immunocompromised | *[[Immunocompromised]] | ||
*Cancer patients | *Cancer patients | ||
*Use of immunosuppressant drugs | *Use of [[immunosuppressant]] drugs | ||
*Pregnancy | *Pregnancy | ||
*Infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation or who weigh ≤1000 grams regardless of maternal immune status. | *Infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation or who weigh ≤1000 grams regardless of maternal immune status. |
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Overview
Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting Chickenpox are, People without a history of chickenpox in the past, individuals who are not immunized against chickenpox, newborns, especially those born prematurely, less than 1 month or born to mothers who never contracted chickenpox prior to pregnancy, immunocompromised individuals, cancer patients and the use of immunosuppressant drugs.[1][2]
Risk Factors
Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting Chickenpox are as follows:
- No history of chickenpox
- Not immunized for varicella
- Newborns, preterms and infants born to unsensitized mothers
- Immunocompromised
- Cancer patients
- Use of immunosuppressant drugs
- Pregnancy
- Infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation or who weigh ≤1000 grams regardless of maternal immune status.
References
- ↑ Leung TF, Chik KW, Li CK, Lai H, Shing MM, Chan PK, Lee V, Yuen PM (2000). "Incidence, risk factors and outcome of varicella-zoster virus infection in children after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation". Bone Marrow Transplant. 25 (2): 167–72. doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1702119. PMID 10673675.
- ↑ Miller GG, Dummer JS (2007). "Herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses: forgotten but not gone". Am. J. Transplant. 7 (4): 741–7. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01718.x. PMID 17391119.