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Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting [[chickenpox]] are: People without a history of [[chickenpox]] in the past, individuals who are not [[Immunization|immunized]] against [[chickenpox]], [[newborns]], especially those born [[Premature birth|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. | Risk factors which increase the likelihood of contracting [[chickenpox]] are: People without a history of [[chickenpox]] in the past, individuals who are not [[Immunization|immunized]] against [[chickenpox]], [[newborns]], especially those born [[Premature birth|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. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S. Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
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.
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
- Pregnancy
- Infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation or who weigh less than or equal to 1000 grams regardless of maternal immune status.
- Immunodeficiency
- Cancer patients
- Use of immunosuppressant drugs