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> TLDR; Don't assume everyone is healthy / carries the same risk, even if they look healthy. Also, apparently serious illness can increase the chance of miscar
by Seenso 7y ago
> TLDR; Don't assume everyone is healthy / carries the same risk, even if they look healthy.
Also, apparently serious illness can increase the chance of miscarriage in pregnant women:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pregnancy-faq.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pr...:
> Pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and stillbirth, has been observed in cases of infection with other related coronaviruses [SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV] during pregnancy. High fevers during the first trimester of pregnancy can increase the risk of certain birth defects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/:
> Conclusions. The observed birth depressions were consistent with pandemic influenza causing first trimester miscarriages in ∼1 in 10 pregnant women.