'I caught a Victorian disease that made people avoid me - and fell pregnant'

Andreea Neblea

A woman who was covered ‘head-to-toe’ in a rash after falling ill had to remove her contraceptive patch due to the outbreak - and fell pregnant. Jayne Walmsley noticed a rash spreading across her face and thought it may be chickenpox or an allergic reaction, but it was “tripling” each day. It reached the point where the 37-year-old was unrecognisable, resembling a “tomato” and looking as though she had suffered chemical burns. Jayne was taken to A&E, where she was told that, despite being