2006-10-29 11:42:21 · 22 answers · asked by kellie h 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i have flea bites that look like chickenpoxs
2006-10-29 11:47:12 · update #1
No, you only get them ONCE in your life.
2006-10-29 11:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe you can. The chicken pox virus can reappear as shingles, as well. My grandchildren were immunized for chickenpox as babies, but this summer at ages of 5 and 9, they both had a re-occurrence, but it was not as bad as having a full blown case of chicken pox. They just had the spots, no fever.
2006-10-29 19:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can! Most people can get chicken pox 2-3 times. Your body should build up an immunity after the first 2 times so that you do not contract them again, but it is possible. I had them 4 times before I was 11 years of age.
2006-10-29 19:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It IS possible to have chicken pox more than once. I used to know someone who had it 2 times before the age of 12. Usually, it can reappear as shingles.
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2006-10-29 19:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by curlytop312 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that if you only had a slight or mild case of Chicken pox then yes you could get them again.
2006-10-29 19:51:30 · answer #5 · answered by grapelady911 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bout of chicken pox ordinarily confers lifetime immunity. There is now a vaccine available for chicken pox.
2006-10-29 19:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's very rare but it does happen.
One of my sisters in-law came down with them a week before her wedding and she'd had them as a child. She had to have shots for that and because they were going overseas for their honeymoon. It's a lot more severe if you get them as an adult which is why a lot of mothers will expose their kids to it if they know someone who has them. A friend of mine once brought her daughter over to play when my son had them.
2006-10-29 19:54:13 · answer #7 · answered by Curious1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had chicken pox twice in childhood, and maybe one very moderate time as adult. Read somewhere that over time your body losses defense put in place by previous exposure.
2006-10-29 19:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's possible, but highly unlikely. It all depends on the severity of the first case you had. Your body develops Immunities after you get them the first time.
2006-10-29 19:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was just told today that yes you can get them although I have always been around my nieces and nephews when they had them.
My brother and his wife got them when they were in their 30's for the first time.
2006-10-29 20:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in general no but if they were not bad enough your body may not have built up an immunity to them and you could in fact get them again.
2006-10-29 19:47:25 · answer #11 · answered by BumbleBee 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋