Chickenpox -
IS commonly seen in a congenital form
May be serve in a newborn child infected by the mother in late pregnancy
Affects the limbs more than the trunk
May cause pneumonitis
When maternal varicella occurs near delivery babies may develop congenital varicella within 2 weeks of delivery REF:ANANTHANARYANAN TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9EDITION PGNO.472
Virology