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If your body is full of antibodies from a recent bout of chickenpox could you still come down with the flu?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes. The antibodies are very specific to each type of infection. So, the chicken pox antibodies would not be any protection against influenza viruses, and you could still come down with the flu if exposed to that virus. Ask the Doctor Who has treated the chicken pox when it would be okay to get a vaccination against the flu after the chicken pox.
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Why won't the antibodies for measles work against chickenpox?
Antibodies for measles don't work against chickenpox virus because antibody for measles virus can not bind to chickenpox virus. Antibody for a specific antigen should have a shape and structure that is able to fit into this virus. Then it will be able to inhibit the activity of this virus. When a measles vaccine is inserted inside human body, or when someone has measles, the T type lymphocytes (White Blood Cells) detect the type of viruses and then B type lymphocytes produce the antibodies against this specific type of virus. If viruses of the vaccine are alive they will reproduce themselves inside the human body and the number of antibodies against them also increases. Antibodies bind to these viruses and destroy them. Now the virus (of specific disease which needs prevention) which was in the vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against this disease viruses are still there and they prevent from the actual disease causing viruses. Antibodies are specific: An infection with the measles virus means that the person makes antibodies only against measles. It doesn't make any antibodies against chickenpox too.
Why would you have no immunity to chickenpox when you had as a child?
A case of chickenpox in childhood normally confers lifelong immunity, regardless of the severity of the case. The cellular immunity that prevents chickenpox can decline with time due to age or from immunosuppression from medications or health conditions. But I wonder if you might be asking why a blood test for chickenpox antibodies would be negative if you had chickenpox as a child. There are two possible explanations. One is that the original diagnosis of chickenpox was wrong. The other is that you have a false negative test; this can happen sometimes even when you are still immune. In either case, a vaccine for chickenpox may be a good choice. Talk with your healthcare provider about what makes sense give your medical history.
What virus other than chickenpox can children get?
measlesmumpsrubellawhooping coughherpeshepatitis Aflucoldrabiesrotaviruscrouppneumoniapoliacowpoxetc.If smallpox was still "wild" that could be caught by children too.
If you had chickenpox at age 7 What might prevent you from getting chickenpox a year later?
You cannot get chickenpox twice. Your body adapts to the virus and you no longer break out. You can, however, get shingles later in life from the chickenpox virus still in your body.
Why is a breastfeeding mother with trying to lose weight to no avail?
If the mother is still breastfeeding, then the pregnancy has been recent. The mothers body still has stockpiles of nutrients, water, etc... that was necessary for the babies growth and development. The mother is also still producing "milk" which consists of Colostrum (thick yellow-white substance) that contains antibodies in it that help protect the breast fed baby by providing it with antibodies
Can you get chickenpox vaccine if you're not sure if you had chickenpox?
Kids that have been vacinated against say chicken pox can in fact still get the chicken pox. This in fact just happened to my neice right before thanksgiving. In Michigan they just upped the dosage of one vaccination to two to decrease the out break of the chicken pox because one dose isn't enough to protect against that strand anymore.
Can you get shingles or chickenpox from your daughter?
If you have already had exposure to chicken pox you will not get chickenpox again. However, you can still get shingles from exposure because it is a reaction of the previous infection.
If you are vaccinated against chickenpox can you still get shingles?
No, there is no reason to get chickenpox vaccine if you've had shingles. You should talk with your health care provider about shingles vaccine.
Can you spread chickenpox if you were next to someone with the virus?
If someone is in contact with someone with chickenpox they can EASILY catch the virus...so yes you can catch it even if the person doesn't have it YET it takes three days until you get sympthoms but you still have they virus and yes you are contagious I recomend you stay away
Can chickenpox kill anybody without vaccine?
Yes and no it is possible but you still need to get a shot
Why are you still not immune to chickenpox after two vaccines?
People who have chickenpox normally develop immunity that lasts throughout their life, and they are unlikely to get chickenpox a second time. It is possible for a person who had chickenpox earlier to get shingles, a related disease that affects between one fifth and one third of those who had chickenpox earlier.
Will your baby be okay if he gets chickenpox at six weeks old?
The baby can be risk for still birth.
