Can you catch chickenpox more than once?
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hi i hope i can help chicken pox can often be brought on by too many weeties!
I had the lightest dose of chicken pox as a kid.
I fear that it wasn't really enough to build up my immune system... and I dread that one day I'll get a full dose. A friend was the same as me... and later got it really really bad as an adult.
So I think the answer is you can catch it more than once imo.
In very rare cases you can catch them twice. It's usually if your first dose was very light, but all people are different. I have heard of people who've had them 7 times in their life. Watch your sons spots and see how they look in the morning. It could just be a rash or it could be another case of chicken pox. If he still has the spots in the morning, take him to his pediatrician for a diagnosis.
Hope this helps. :-)
Yes it is possible but very rare. You should probably take him to the hospital cause it might be hives.
You certainly can. Though it may also be any one of a number of other childhood illnesses that has spots - like measles.
No I don't think you can't catch them more than once, unless you have had it really mildly. It could be shingles as they are the same type of rash especially if it is localised and not all over the body. Hope he feels better soon x
No, your childs immune system will build an immunity once you catch chikenpox.
TIP: Let your kid get chicken pox when they're young.
yes but it is very rare. i would take him to the doctor to have him checked out
iu relli dont fink u can but then i have neva had em so i duno x
Yes and when you're older you can get shingles which is another form of chickenpox, it starts with a rash usually around the waist. Hope this helps.
It's really rare.
I mean ur not supposed too but this guy up there has a point... but if u get it normally ur not sposed to get it again
typically no, once you have the chicken pox you can get a reactivation of the virus called shingles, but not the chicken pox. now, it is possible that he may have not had the chickenpox the first time, or he did not develop immunity (which can happen in severely immunosuppressed individuals...)
Hiya:
They say that you're not supposed to be able to get it more than once - but I had it twice. I would recommend having your son in to be seen if he is indeed having a second case of Chicken Pox. Preferably NOT by a pediatric doctor with no interest in helping your son. Of course they are obligated to see and treat him - but really? How many doctors look past the obvious and pronounce the ill with whatever is going around at the moment. Sometimes - things warrant a closer look. Call around and see if you can find a specialist.
Hope all goes well.
~jifr!
No maybe he has scapes or some type of bites. Does doesnt usually happy, there are shots given to prevent them in the first place. Have your son not have the shot yet?
Yes you can, I had them once as a child, then had Shingles in as an adult, same rash but much more painful, a doctor will tell you for sure wether your son has either.
absolutely!
It is possible to have chickenpox more than once. The cause is a virus called Varicella, which remains alive and dormant in your nerve cells once chickenpox is over. Most people develop an "immunity" to varicella, and never again have symptoms, thus the myth that you can never get it twice. However, sometimes it flares up again, maybe because of inadequate immune response. Additionally, many adults get shingles, which is the same organism.
i had chicken pox twice...i dont remember but i was told 0.0
I wasn't aware that chicken pox can be caught more than once. Once a person has had it, they run the risk of developing shingles instead, which can be agony.
You can DEFINITELY get it more than once . I had it two years in a row when I was a kid .
You can't get chickenpox twice, so either the diagnosis is either wrong tonight or it was incorrect last time.
Sorry doc, you're wrong. You *can* get chicken pox more than once although it's quite uncommon.
I've listed several sources below, including one from the CDC to back up my statement.
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