Teacher at nursery school had chickenpox and now also some of the children. What is the chances my son will get chickenpox now?
2007-05-30 18:12:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Thanks for all the answers. Im prepared for him to actually get chickenpox, but now the other catch. I am pregnant, so i surely dont want to get chickenpox or shingles or anything right now.
2007-05-31 06:10:01 · update #1
It is likely. At the home daycare that my children were in had an outbreak of the chicken pox before we went there and the 5 chldren that were there and all had been current on chicken pox vaccines. Well 4 out of the 5 got chicken pox.
Chicken pox is not a bad thing for a child to get and they recover very well from it and to think that they will then have a lifetime immunity to it is good. The vaccine is only effective for about 5 yrs and if they were to get it as adults then the effects are alot worse.
2007-05-31 03:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by elizabeth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-14 00:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wanted to add that as someone who is immune to chicken pox you can get the virus again, only is manufests in the form of shingles (NOT herpes as someone else pointed out).
A person (usually with a comprimised immune system) can catch shingles from someone with chicken pox, but you cannot catch chicken pox from someone with shingles. That is what my doctor had told me (when I caught shingles 2 years ago).
And someone mentioned that the immunity from the vaccine is not as good as the immunity you get after having had the actual chicken pox virus. I think that's true and false. My understanding is that the vaccine is (usually) good for several years, but then the person who had the vaccine (young adult at this point) will need a booster to keep their immunity up.
But really, this is a relatively new vaccine, and many long-term affects of the vaccine are not completely known at this point.
2007-05-30 19:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES it is very possible, however, it would be a very mild case. I had the vaccination and as a child I got the chickenpox however I had less than 20 spots same with my sister but we gave it to the neighbor kids who did not have the vaccination and their body was covered! They have scars all over from! Good job getting him the vaccination he shouldn't get it but if he does he should be fine. Really.
~Sarah = )
2007-05-30 18:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Saerah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son actually got the chickenpox from the vaccine. If he does contract them, it will be much milder than if he was not vaccinated. Usually chickenpox is not a fatal disease. It's uncomfortable, certainly, but it's not scary like Whooping Cough or smallpox.
2007-05-30 20:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by Fotomama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhm... were the other kids and teacher vaccinated? More than likely. That should answer your question. Vaccinations do not eliminate disease.
My 4 kids are not vaccinated, and got chicken pox in December. All of their cases were very mild. I think intensity of any disease is determined by the individual's immune system. Make sure to up his vitamin and mineral intake with quality foods.
2007-05-30 19:06:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet Eden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. My son had the chicken pox.......twice(both very mild cases.) He never had the vaccine. My daughter had a very bad case when she was two. She caught them from my husband. Yep, my husband. He was 23!!!!! lol. It was VERY VERY VERY BAD!!!!!!!!!! He missed a week of work. His co-workers nicknamed him "Chicken man". lol. Pretty much the shingles. He's had another case of the shingles since. Even though your child had the vaccine, I would suggest exposing him to the virus. He will most likely only get a very mild case, if any at all. Better to get them now than when he is older! It's not pretty when you're older. :)
2007-06-01 16:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by trace 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible to still get them, but they'll be much milder than not having gotten the vaccine. My husband got chicken pox last year (at the age of 29, very BAD) and our then 2 year old son didn't even get a mild case.
2007-05-30 18:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's going around our school right now too, and yes, they can still get it, but a very mild case of it. Be on the lookout for fever, sleepiness, and of course rash or bumps. It's rare to get it after vacc. but it can happen. Either way, better sooner than later!
2007-05-30 19:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even with a vaccine one can get chicken pox but the whole point of he vaccine is to reduce the instensity of disease and it wont be that bad.
Lets just hope he does not get it!!!
2007-05-30 19:01:39 · answer #10 · answered by fatema2k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋