It can show up at any time but is especially alarming if it strikes during pregnancy.
Can pregnant nurse care for shingles patient.
Shingles is not life threatening but is very painful and can be treated with early diagnosis.
The vaccine is safe for women in all stages of pregnancy.
Shingles which affects an estimated one in five people is a painful blistering condition.
Complications that may arise from a shingles infection include vision loss hearing or balance problems or postherpetic neuralgia a longstanding pain in the area of the outbreak after the disease has cleared.
Pregnant nurses may wish to avoid taking care of patients with active shingles or varicella zoster infections as well as patients on airborne precautions.
The live attenuated flu vaccine is unsafe for pregnant women.
You can however develop shingles during your pregnancy if you had chickenpox as a child.
Pregnant nurses are not allowed to care for patients with shingles in any of the areas i work in my hospital.
Though this is unusual since shingles typically appears after your childbearing years it can happen.