Chicken Pox?

Question

My daughters boyfriend who is 18 has got chiken pox, can anyone tell me if my family could contact this again, my children are all older and have had it when they were young. If so could it present itself as shingles.

Thanks

Answer 1

Once you have been exposed to the Chicken Pox virus and have developed the disease you are immune for life. However, because the Shingles virus is directly related to the Chicken Pox virus you should have some immunity against it. BUT this is no guarantee as shingles can develop in people who have had Chicken Pox. The opposite is also true, if you have had Shingles and not had Chicken Pox there is a small chance that you may develop Chicken Pox.

Usually exposure to the Chicken Pox virus or Shingles virus offers protection from both diseases later on in life. This is because of the very close relation of the viruses. People believe that it is a single virus, but it isn't. It is two separate viruses but very closely related.

Answer 2

Daugher shouldn't get chicken pox again, however there are some people who get it a second time around b/c they only had very mild cases the first time. Chicken pox is contagious for several days prior to breaking out in rash and while rash is oozing. So, people have it before they know it. I know that shingles is caused by a herpes virus like chicken pox, but I'm not sure if a person will get shingles after being around someone with chicken pox. I do know that shingles can be brought on by stress in those who are susceptible to shingles and that they are very painful. If someone has never had chicken pox and is exposed to someone with it, they can still benefit from getting the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine.

Answer 3

You can only get Chicken Pox ONCE. The virus can lie dormant in the body for years, and later presesnt itself as Shingles. But you can't catch Shingles from someone with Shingles unless you actually touch the Shingles on the body. I am a nurse.

Answer 4

Shingles is the left over of the herpes zoster, the virus that causes chickenpox. And yes it can present as Shingles later in life under certain circumstances but not always.

But yes, some people have gotten chickenpox twice. I was 16 years old when I got chickenpox for the first time and when I had issues with my breast, especially the left one about 10 years ago the dr I had at the time thought that maybe I had Shingles going on at that time although I didn't have any of the typical symptoms that go with chickenpox.

I would also recommend talking to your dr about this to see what they say.

Answer 5

I had chicken Pox when i was 16, and gave them to my dad but he did not get shingles,

Answer 6

My mrs had chicken pox as a child, apparently. She now, regularrly suffers from shingles. Hard to detect to be honest. It took four visits to the docs to determine whether she had shingles or not..! She did have.
I did not have the pox as a kid, nor do I ever suffer from shingles.

Answer 7

There are so many opinions on this
My mother has just had shingles
My granddaughter has just had chicken pox
I found this web site really helpful it explains all about chicken pox and shingles and other ailments

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials

Answer 8

I might be wrong (I usually am), but it can only be contracted as shingles if the person, as a child, did not have chicken pox.

Answer 9

my husband had chicken pox when he was a child when our children had it my husband had his second lot of chicken pox aged 21 and then had his third bout aged 24 so not always shingles.

Answer 10

my dad had chicken pox as a child but when exposed to chicken pox as an aduld he did get shingles so worth keeping him away from family members dont want any1 else being ill as its worse for adults they get more poorly