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It is more dangerous to get chickenpox immediately at birth, when you're older, when you're pregnant, or when you have serious immunocompromise.
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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.
Is it dangerous for a baby to get chickenpox?
Typically it is not dangerous for a baby to get chickenpox if the baby is otherwise healthy. Incidentally, babies under the age of 12 months who get chickenpox are more likely to get shingles later in life. Talk to your health care provider for information specific to your situation.
Is frequent bathing dangerous if you have chickenpox?
There is no harm in bathing as often as you like when you have chickenpox, as long as you avoid shivering or increasing your body temperature too high.
Is it dangerous for a seven year old who had a liver transplant at age 2 to have chickenpox?
Yes, chickenpox can be dangerous in children with a history of solid organ transplant. Contact your primary care provider or transplant center now for advice specific to your situation.
Is chickenpox dangerous to babies?
Depends how young the infant is....... it could be bad for super young infants
Is it chickenpox considered armed and dangerous?
Whooping cough is very dangerous for babies under 1 year, whooping cough also caused alot of deaths before there was medicine, today whooping cough is not so bad but it is bad for babies because they will not be able to breath and really they will die!
How serious is chickenpox in adults?
Adults, however, are much more likely than children to suffer dangerous complications. More than half of all chickenpox deaths occur among adults.
You have just got chickenpox How dangerous is it for your wife who is a MS patient she had a mild relapse recently?
The answer depends on your wife's history of chickenpox or vaccination, and on the treatment regimen used. Contact your health care provider for information specific to your situation.
Is chickenpox treatable?
Yes it is but the older you get the more dangerous it becomes having them so its important that you get into see your doctor as soon as possible.
What is chickenpox RNA?
There is no chickenpox RNA; chickenpox is a DNA virus.
Can you test positive if you had chickenpox vaccine but never had chickenpox?
A person with a history of chickenpox or history of chickenpox vaccine will typically have a positive antibody test for chickenpox.
Is chickenpox vaccine useful?
Chickenpox vaccine is useful. It reduces the risk of chickenpox, of complications, hospitalizations, and deaths from chickenpox, and of shingles.
