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Chickenpox is normally found widely dispersed on your body. If the lesions were only in one area, normally the diagnosis is shingles. Talk to your health care provider for advice and diagnosis specific to your situation.
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Can a cat or dog get chickenpox?
some people say birds can get foul pox but no they cannot get chicken pox so that's a good thing no animals can get chicken pox the only 'animals' that can get it is humans, i hope that answers your question: - )Birds do not get chickenpox. Chickenpox can infect only humans and a few other primates, such as gorillas.
What diseases can you catch only once?
Chicken pox
Why have you never had chickenpox?
because you can only have chicken pox once
Is it safe for a newborn to be around someone with shingles?
The answer can be contradicted. But so many times the parents are spotted to get their child to the baby with chicken pox. So that the child should get the chicken pox in childhood only. In shingles, the same virus is implicated and it is good to have chicken pox in child hood only.
Is chicken pox a Protozoa?
Is chicken pox is a protozoa a virus a bacteria or a fungus
What does chicken pox contain?
The cause of a chicken pox infection is the varicella-zoster virus.
Is chicken pox a proper noun?
It is a noun (chicken pox is the name of a specific disease).
Can you get chickenpox from someone who has shingles if you had shingles before?
If you had shingles before, that means you had chicken pox already as a child, long before shingles developed. You cannot catch chicken pox from shingles if you already had chicken pox.Chicken pox is a one-time illness, usually in childhood. It does not matter how "mild" or "bad" the chicken pox is. The body's defenses are activated whether "mild" or "bad" and immunity results. No person acquires chicken pox twice.Shingles is caused by the same virus but with shingles, the virus is re-activated within the person's own body (not from catching the chicken pox virus from someone else). A person who never had chicken pox cannot get shingles; but that person who never had chicken pox can get chicken pox.A person who has shingles can infect others with chicken pox, but only if those persons (usually children) never had chicken pox before. If a person with shingles is around a person/child who already had chicken pox, the other people won't get chicken pox or shingles.The defining factors in shingles are:The person already had chicken poxThe person is generally over 50 years oldThe person may also have a compromised immune system
How are chicken and smallpox different?
chicken pox are mostly on the chest and face and smallpox's are mostly on the face and legs. smallpox is considered eradicated and chickenpox is not.
Can you get chickenpox if you never had them but had shingles?
AnswerActually shingles and chicken pox do have a lot to do with each other. Varicella-zoster is the virus. When you get chicken pox the virus stays in your body. Stress or poor immune system are ways you can get shingles earlier than 50's or older. Maybe you had chicken pox and you or your parents didn't know. My friend only had one pox. I would talk to your doctor. There is a test you can take. If it is shingles the doctor can help with a treatment plan. Just wanted to add you can have had shingles without ever having chicken pox and although rare you can get them at any time (I had shingles at the age of 5 but never had chicken pox). Shingles and chicken pox are in the same family but are different and look different. I have not had another outbreak since the age of 5 although I have been exposed to chicken pox.AnswerMost cases of shingles are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. A few are caused by herpes simplex. So, yes, it is possible to get shingles from a latent herpes simplex infection if you have never had chicken pox.
Can you die with chicken pocs?
If you have a friend or a family member who has chicken pox, there is good news. You cannot die with chicken pox.
Is it possible for teenagers to get chickenpox?
Why not? Once in a while you get the old patients with chicken pox. Even the adults can get chicken pox occasionally. Chicken pox tend to be severe as the age advances.
