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Can chickenpox infect the internal organs?
Yes, in immune compromised patients, chickenpox can rarely infect the internal organs.
What organism does chickenpox infect?
Chickenpox infects humans as well as a few primate like gorillas. It doesn't infect cats, dogs, birds, or other animals.
Does chickenpox infect only males females or both genders?
"Chickenpox" (Varicella) affects males and females equally.
Does chickenpox belong in the herpesviridae family?
Chickenpox is one of eight herpes viruses known to infect humans and vertebrates.
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.
What are you vaccinated with?
You could be vaccinated with medicines that help your body to go against chickenpox, polio or other diseases that could infect your body.
Can you get chickenpox?
Yes because chicken pox is highly contagious.It can spread easily through coughing or sneezing or through contact with the rash.If you have had chicken pox before however you are immune.
Should you burst herpes blisters?
If you break a herpes blister, you may infect the finger that you used to break it with the virus. To avoid complications, it's best to leave the blisters alone.
Why can bacteria infect your cells but you cant infect the bacteria?
Part of the reason is the difference in size. Another is that we consume bacteria but not actually infect them. It is a matter of terminology.
Can you be a carrier If you never had chickenpox?
When people speak of a "carrier" of an infectious disease, they normally are referring to someone who is carrying the germ, can infect others, but has no symptoms. The period between getting the virus and getting symptoms is called the "incubation period" of an infection. The incubation period of chickenpox is 10-21 days, but is typically about two weeks. However, chickenpox is a virus in the herpes family that goes into remission after the patient recovers from chickenpox. The virus stays in your body. It is the same virus that causes shingles in some in later years. However, in this period of remission, the patient is not contagious and isn't, technically, a "carrier."
Why could a virus not infect another virus?
Viruses only infect living organisms and since they are not alive, they can not infect other viruses. The question is interesting though.
Why can't animals get chickenpox?
The varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox can't infect animals (other than humans and a few primates) because its infectivity is specific to the primate cell type. Many infections can only cause disease in certain animals due to differences in cell receptors from species to species.
