No. Your child will not get chicken pox from visiting the farm.
If you had chickenpox as a child, there is no special care required if you are pregnant and were exposed to chickenpox.
A carrier of chickenpox is someone who is infected but doesn't have symptoms. Most people who get chickenpox do not get infected twice. You are not likely to get chickenpox as an adult if you had them as a child.
Yes, a child can die from chickenpox, but the vast majority of children recover from chickenpox with no long-term effects.
If you want to get your child immunity to chickenpox, the use of chickenpox vaccine is a more controlled approach that has a lower side effect profile than natural chickenpox infection.
Yes. Since Chicken Pox is contagious, the primary way to get it is from being exposed to someone else who currently has it - whether that be a child or an adult.
In the US, you may be eligible for unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act time off to care for a child with chickenpox. Ask your human resources department if FMLA applies to your employer.
no! your child needs help and besides chickenpocks are contagious! don't bring back that horrible disease again!!
Current recommendations are for two doses of chickenpox vaccine, regardless of the history of chickenpox or shingles.
A child with chickenpox should avoid aspirin.
Chickenpox may be transmitted by airborne droplets or by direct contact with chickenpox sores. It is highly contagious.
All children with chickenpox should avoid aspirin. If a child can safely take acetaminophen, s/he can do so when s/he has chickenpox.
The fever for a child with chickenpox will usually last for two to three days.