Is it possible to get the chicken pox twice

Is it possible to get chiken pox twice?

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After you have had chickenpox, you are not likely to get it again. But the virus stays in your body long after you get over the illness. If the virus becomes active again, it can cause a painful viral infection called shingles. Shingles is …

How much damage does chicken pox cause??

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Chickenpox Risk Factors. In a typical scenario, a young child is covered in pox and out of school for a week. The first half of the week the child feels miserable from intense itching, and the second half from boredom. Since the introductio…

Is it possible for someone to get chicken pox twice??

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If you had chickenpox you can’t get the same type twice. The next stage of that virus is called Shingles, which is a lot worse. Once you have chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body, so at any time in life you can break out in shingles…

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Is it possible to get chicken pox twice?

Q: My daughter has just recovered from chicken pox. Yesterday I had a very sore back and headache, today I have had fever and spots that look like little pimples, however I have had chicken pox as a kid, thought you couldn’t get twice? Can you get this twice please help?

A: Yes, you can because the varicella zoster virus will remain in your body for the rest of your life. If a full immunity wasn’t built up to it, then you could possibly get it if you come into contact with the virus again(other factors may include a mutation on the virus and/or better host resistance).This virus is recrudescent (meaning it can reoccur) because it ‘lives’ in your nerve cells for the rest of your life. If it comes up again, then it is more than likely shingles (or herpes zoster…same virus/different name). It is usually triggered by stress, and it is very very painful.

is it possible to have chicken pox twice?

Q: my symptons fit that more than shingles, but ive already chicken pox!i really hope not, my final exams start in three weeks 🙁

A: I know someone who had it 3 times–and each time was pretty bad. He is a very rare case though! If you even THINK you may have it, stay away from people like infants and the elderly–you may be contagious and you do not want to give it to someone who has a compromised immune system!

Is it possible to get the chicken pox twice?

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A: its possible but it’s highly non likely for you to get it. But if do get It then u will not have it as bad like you won’t have to miss as much work or school then if this was the first time this has happened. That’s why it’s very importanT to get vacines to help prevent it from happening