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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.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, a child can get chickenpox from an adult. If the child has had chickenpox or the vaccine, it is unlikely for the child to be infected.
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Can you get chickenpox as an adult If you were a carrier as a child?
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.
Can a child die from chickenpox?
Yes, a child can die from chickenpox, but the vast majority of children recover from chickenpox with no long-term effects.
Had chickenpox as a child but am now pregnant and have been around a child who has been exposed to chickenpox what do you do?
If you had chickenpox as a child, there is no special care required if you are pregnant and were exposed to chickenpox.
Can chickenpox kill someone?
For children, chickenpox is not deadly, but if an adult catches it for the first time, it can be very dangerous. If an adult has a compromised immune system already, chickenpox can be deadly.Sure is.
Can you get chickenpox as an adult if you never had them?
Yes, when your a child and you get chickenpox you develop immunity to it because your immune system understands the virus that gives you chickenpox so can battle it with ease. If you haven't had chicken pox yet, your immune system doesn't have time to understand the virus and therefore it's completely knew to your body.
Who has chickenpox?
Prior to chickenpox vaccine, 90% of adult had a history of chickenpox. Today, with routine vaccination in the US, the numbers are lower.
Can a child get adult measles?
Adults can get both chickenpox and shingles. Prior to universal vaccination in the US, chickenpox was considered a "childhood" disease. Since vaccination became routine, the average age of chickenpox patients has increased. The virus that causes the disease, varicella zoster virus, lives, dormant, in the spinal cord after the disease is over . In later adult years, this can flare up again as shingles. An adult who never had chickenpox or the vaccine can't get shingles. Between one in five and one in three adults will get shingles after having chickenpox.
Is it smart to intentionally infect your child with chickenpox?
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.
Who would heal faster with chickenpox a 4 month old baby or an adult?
A baby would heal faster with chickenpox than an adult, in general.
What happens if you get the chickenpox at a very old age?
Getting chickenpox as an adult has a higher risk of complications and death.
Is a 78 year old person at risk mixing with someone with chickenpox?
If the older adult has had chickenpox or the vaccine, there is no additional risk from exposure to chickenpox. If not, the person should avoid contact with the chickenpox patient.
Is adult chickenpox worse than childhood chickenpox?
yes. it has a higher percentage of death than a kid would.yep
