I heard that if a child gets chicken pox under two years old he can still get it again. Is that true?
2006-07-02 20:07:05 · 12 answers · asked by zidag123 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
no. your body builds up special antibodies once you've already had the disease to prevent you from getting it again.
the only chance of him getting anything close to it is as an adult where the cells left over from the intial infection can resurface and cause shingles-but as an adult and the chances are very slim.
the have a vaccine out for it now for children-it's usually admistered before age 3.
2006-07-02 20:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both me and my sister had chicken-pox when we were small and were told by the doctor that we could not get it again. HOWEVER when i was 20 i was ill for a couple of weeks and my immune system was down so i got the adult version of chicken pox called Shingles. The doctor said that this was rare, but it just goes to show that they are not always right!!!
2006-07-02 20:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by Sunseeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age has nothing to do with whether a child can get it again (and they CAN get it again). If the first case of chicken pox was mild then the body may not have built up the immunity to it and can contract it again.
2006-07-02 20:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by rianon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly unlikely, thought it is possible. Usually this would be due to a weakened immune system and it shouldn't be as bad. As an adult it is possible to get shingles from having had chicken pox as a kid and it is easily dealt with if you see a doctor.
Also chicken pox in a kid (non infant) is pretty benign (except for the whining!) so it is not something to worry about either way.
2006-07-02 20:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by Trish J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Chicken pox is a 1 time thing.
2006-07-02 20:10:45 · answer #5 · answered by clutch_time 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keloids are pretty common, particularly amongst people with darker skin. At two and a half months, a scar is considered "old" - it is at about 95% of the maximum strength that the tissue will develop. You can always try this anyway, but if it doesn't work - talk to your doctor... there are other options available to get rid of it and make sure it does not return. Keloids, unfortunately, do not usually go away on their own - though spontaneous remissions have been reported. Good luck to you.
2016-03-27 02:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you contract the Chicken Pox, that's it, it is impossible to ever contract it again. This is because the body, once exposed, has now built an immunity to the virus. Once your body is immunized, you are not able to contract the virus. Catching the virus, is the same as an immunization.
2006-07-02 20:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Kipper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I havent heard of that, but I dont really think its true, if a kid gets chicken pox, they cant get it again. Even though he is a infant, I think it may still qualify.
2006-07-02 20:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the comprehensive link below. My 4 kids had it all at once, I had it as a child along side my 3 siblings too. Then I had it in the form of shingles as an adult under stressful conditions.
2006-07-02 20:13:06 · answer #9 · answered by caz_v8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlike measles, chicken pox is a once in a life time disease.
2006-07-09 10:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by flashohio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋