How do you get it without getting the chicken pox from someone else
2007-01-24 14:06:39 · 5 answers · asked by Taylor 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
You get it from being exposed to the virus. If I recall correctly it's called variola virus. (Though, I'm not good at virology.)
There's a vaccine, but it's not widely used, since chicken pox is almost never fatal, and you only have to have it once to have lifelong immunity. Most parents just let their kids get it, instead of vaccinating.
2007-01-24 14:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Emmy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U could pick it up from a chair someone sat in or a child rubbed and itch against the door or wall.
It is contagious when the pox oozes from the child's skin.
Old folks can get shingles from it.
2007-01-24 22:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
chicken pox virus is airborne, from air
2007-01-24 22:13:11 · answer #3 · answered by hsiaofonglin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a virus the only way to get it is to be exposed to someone that has it or from the vacine (which is rare)
2007-01-24 22:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by mom of twins 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a virus.....u only get it once in ur life.....when u are infected...u develop immunity against it......next time u are exposed u get nothing luckly
2007-01-25 06:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by max h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋