if someone had measles early in life, can he get chicken pox in his adulthood? what are the preventive measure

Answer 1

Measles and Chicken pox are completely different childhood diseases, so developing an immunity to one won't prevent you from being infected by the other any time in life including as an adult.

Get Vaccinated. A relatively new complication of chicken pox and shingles is the risk of secondary infection with streptococcus bacteria. Some newly discovered streptococcus strains can kill in a matter of days. They can also be highly resistant to antibiotics, and they often enter the body through chicken pox or shingles lesions. Check with your family doctor to see if there's any concern about these streptococcal infections in your area. If there is, immunization against chicken pox may be of an even higher priority.

The chicken pox/shingles vaccine is relatively new. It was approved by the FDA last year after studies demonstrated that as many as 85 percent of those who got the shot showed significant increase in immunity against the virus. Protection for adults lasts for at least four years.

If the kids in your household have never had chicken pox or been vaccinated, or you work around a lot of children, line up for your shots now, because if your child comes down with chicken pox, you're the next prime target. Adults need two shots given about a month apart. And if you have any illness that compromises your immunity, ask your doctor if you're a candidate for vaccination.

Answer 2

Yes... Usually chick pox n measles are illness that occur when there is a catalyst. Like if someone has a fever or flu, the antibody is lower than usual, which makes pox n measles easily enters.
Preventive measures can be by keeping a balance on what u eat, like grilled food heighten bodyheat, in longterm can cause throat sore and fever. So balance grilled food with food that keeps the bodyheat low. Such as pear, cucumber,papaya...
Second preventive measures can be by taking shots that can make your body produce antibody for chick pox n measles .

Answer 3

Yes Measles and Chicken Pox are two totally different diseases.

I unfortunately had measles when I was a child but knock on wood have never had Chicken Pox. Unfortunately when an adult contracts Chicken Pox it is said medically to hit them harder and really effect an adult worse than a child.

There is an immunisation you can get for Chicken Pox (in Australia) It costs about $70 and you get a script from your Doctor and purchase it from the Chemist and have to take the vile with the Chicken Pox Immunisation in it to your local Doctor to get him to inject it.

The Measles immunisation is in the MMR (Measles Mumps Rubella) Sabin we are given as kids.

Answer 4

yes you can. measles and chicken pox are totally different. MMR is usually given during infancy stage. MMR stands for measles mumps and rubella. chicken pox is caused by a varicella virus, once you had chicken pox, there's only a small chance that you can have it again. but you can have herpes zoster because they both come from varicella virus.