2. VIRAL INFECTIONS
VARICELLA-ZOSTER
 there is evidence that varicella infection may be more
severe during pregnancy.
 reported that 18 of 347 (5 percent) infected pregnant
women developed pneumonitis. Despite this,
successful
 pregnancy outcomes can follow complicated varicella
pneumonia
 Prevention. Administration of varicella-zoster
immunoglobulin (VZIG) prevents or attenuates
varicella infection in exposed