A 6-Year-Old Male Is Brought to His Pediatrician's Office with Chickenpox

question 98

Multiple Choice

A 6-year-old male is brought to his pediatrician's office with chickenpox. He has had symptoms for one week, and his mother is concerned about the patient's 8-year-old sister because she had a long, painful chickenpox infection 2 years prior. Of note, the patient was not vaccinated against chickenpox because his parents did not think it was a serious enough virus to warrant the pain of the injection.
-When the patient's mother expresses concern about his sister being reinfected with chickenpox,what is the most appropriate response?  

• A)Your concerns are valid,but his sister developed an active natural immunity to chickenpox because she has already been infected.
• B)Your concerns are valid and there is a high likelihood that his sister will become infected again.We should probably administer the vaccine.
• C)Your concerns are valid and there is no way to protect his sister from becoming reinfected except to keep her at least 15 feet from your son at all times.
• D)Your concerns are valid and if his sister is reinfected,her symptoms will be less severe than her initial chickenpox infection.

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