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What virus other than chickenpox can children get?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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  • measles
  • mumps
  • rubella
  • whooping cough
  • herpes
  • hepatitis A
  • flu
  • cold
  • rabies
  • rotavirus
  • croup
  • pneumonia
  • polia
  • cowpox
  • etc.

If smallpox was still "wild" that could be caught by children too.

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Mumps and chickenpox are separate illnesses caused by different viruses. Mumps virus does not cause chickenpox, and mumps does not lead to chickenpox.


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How many adults are immune to chickenpox?

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Is there is relation between penicillin and chickenpox in animals?

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At what age do you usually get chickenpox?

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Can a baby get shingles?

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How serious is chickenpox in adults?

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