Does a person who has had chicken pox in the past get it again by living with a person who has chicken pox?
2006-10-24 17:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by Scorp S 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Acquiring chicken pox almost always gives the child lifelong immunity to the disease. The severity of the chicken pox infection does not seem to significantly affect this immunity. In other words, whether you have five lesions or 205 lesions, the immunity is for the most part the same.
There are some who after having a very mild case of chicken pox later have problems with a type of reactivation called herpes zoster or "shingles". Getting more than one episode of chicken pox has certainly been reported, but it is very uncommon in those people with normal immune systems. Those with immune deficiencies including HIV have a much increased risk of having more severe problems with viruses including the chicken pox virus.
Many viruses can give a rash on the skin which may be confused as being chicken pox. I suspect that many cases of "another" infection of chicken pox are really the first case with the previous infection having been misdiagnosed.
To answer your question, yes, someone could get chicken pox again but it would be extremely unusual.
Hope this helps
2006-10-24 17:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by ~MandiNic~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I havent heard of anyone getting Chicken Pox a second time. I got chicken pox at a very young age and my 7 brothers and sisters had them after me as I was the oldest and I never got them again!!!! I had heard that the older you are the more dangerous they can be!! Not entirely sure what this means - like how deadly can they really be - but aparantly you need to go straight to the doctor if you are an older person with the pox! Hope this helps a little!
2006-10-24 17:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some who after having a very mild case of chicken pox later have problems with a type of reactivation called herpes zoster or "shingles". Getting more than one episode of chicken pox has certainly been reported, but it is very uncommon in those people with normal immune systems. Those with immune deficiencies including HIV have a much increased risk of having more severe problems with viruses including the chicken pox virus.
2016-12-22 08:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Hina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually if the chicken pox virus returns to a person, it is in the form of shingles.
2006-10-24 17:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by classic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on if u had a good enough break out the first time with them... some have been known to get them again if they so to say didnt get a good case of them the first time...
2006-10-24 17:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by SLAK 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not generally. I have heard of people getting them twice in rare instances.
2006-10-24 17:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋