i also have spina bifida
2006-09-08 00:57:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
strep b is group b streptococcus, a less common and sometimes more complicated family of strep. bacteria than the group A strep. Group B streps can cause meningitis.
treatment is antibiotics, not being pregnant, on warfarin, and spina bifida has very little to do with it
2006-09-08 01:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Group B strep is a bacteria that about 25% of women have, it is only an issue if you are giving birth in which they treat the woman with iv antibiotics during birth to prevent the baby from getting infection. If it is passed along to the baby because it goes untreated it can cause problems with the babies brain, lungs and spinal cord. For the most part there are no problems or symptoms in an adult, in some rare cases it can cause serious health problems such as various infections. In people with weakened immune systems it should be watched closely and treated accordingly. (I have GBS, went untreated and ended up with my daughter being sick at birth)
2006-09-08 08:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by cam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋