she have for 7 days past and it's healling. some say that it will be transferred after it would heal.
2006-07-02 19:11:22 · 12 answers · asked by titing 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Stay away from her until she is completely healed; do not touch anything that she touches. If you have been vaccinated against chicken pox, you will be in a better position to avoid getting it, but if you haven't, just stay away.
2006-07-02 19:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for one thing, has your roommate had it before like when she was a child? I know that most people do not get a second case of it. But, there are some that do. My aunt had it as a child and then got it two more times by the time that she was a young adult. If you have had it before the chances of you contracting it are very low even if it is in its contagious state. However, people can get shingles which is nothing more that the chicken pox virus that effects the nerves of the body or an area of the body and not just the skin.
2006-07-03 02:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by pacifia1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by simply having it before your room mate has it.
chicken pox is only once a life time disease. after you have chicken pox, you possibly wont have it again for the rest of your life because your body already develop some kind of rejection to kill this disease.
my suggestion is to get it now while you still young rather than when on your wedding day. ;)
and how it avoid it, just don't be near your room mate.
2006-07-06 14:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by Sellange 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your best bed would be to deliberately expose yourself and get it over with. If you get a good working dose, you are less likely to end up with shingles later on. Every patient of mine who has had shingles has said they either never had chicken pox or had a very mild case.
There are worse smells than wounds from shingles, but not very many.
2006-07-02 19:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by spookykid313 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depending on your age, it might be in your best interest to just get them. If you're in your 20s and haven't gotten them yet, you should either get vaccinated or make it easier for yourself to get them from your roommate because if you get them later in life, they can be deadly. They itch and they're not fun, but I'm glad I got them when I was younger because it can lead to serious health problems if you get them when you're much older. Besides, by the time someone shows signs of chickenpox, it might already be too late. I got mine through a friend whose younger brother had them. She was fine, then she got them, and then I did too. She didn't have any chickenpox when I was around her, but she still passed it on to me.
2006-07-03 18:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you've already been exposed during the incubation period. If you've never had chicken pox, most likely you will get it.
2006-07-02 19:15:28 · answer #6 · answered by TexasSweetie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she may have been contagious before she broke out and the incubation period is up to 21 days so now it is just a wait and see game for you
2006-07-03 04:25:34 · answer #7 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can avoid it if you have a high resistance on any disease... it means if you are healthy enough... you won't get it for the time being... if you don't have vaccination against chicken fox
2006-07-02 19:26:01 · answer #8 · answered by mineater_68 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've NEVER had chicken pox.
2006-07-03 11:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by mar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unforunately it is most contagious before symptoms show. You just have to hope now that you didn't catch it.
2006-07-02 19:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by kimberhill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋