Chicken pox as an adult

[Archer]

How careful do I need to be?

And how easily is it transferred? If my wife is with a kid that has chicken pox and she see's me an hour later am I at risk?

Maybe I should get the vaccine this weekend...

 

[Pitbull]

How careful do I need to be?

And how easily is it transferred? If my wife is with a kid that has chicken pox and she see's me an hour later am I at risk?

Maybe I should get the vaccine this weekend...

lol, why you scared of chicken pox?

 

[satanboy]

Yes...it is extremely contagious..

I got it from a kid that visited my house and I never touched him.

This just added to my dislike for children and stupid parents.

 

[gregmcc]

Have you had chicken pox before?

 

[satanboy]

Have you had chicken pox before?

I had it twice.

 

[AstroTurf]

I had it as an adult. It is pure hell.

 

[satanboy]

lol, why you scared of chicken pox?

I would only wish this on my enemies...it is terrible (for an adult).

 

[Archer]

lol, why you scared of chicken pox?

Because its apparently much worse as an adult and I dont recall having it as a child

 

[gregmcc]

I had it twice.

Seriously? Damn - thought you could only get it once.

 

[Pitbull]

My folks used to make us visit kids that got all these illnesses when we were kids. All those illnesses I had and I'm glad I had them when I was small

 

[Ockie]

Yest, it is dangerous if you get it as a adult. Not sure why. Think it can also cause infertelity in adult men if you get it as a adult.

 

[OGroteKoning]

Be careful Archer! It can be extremely dangerous for adults.

 

[noxibox]

Seriously? Damn - thought you could only get it once.

That's a commonly believed myth.

 

[Ockie]

I have not yet had chicken pox either. One of our past accountants brought her sick child with chicken pox to the office. I got really mad. Told her to take her bag, her child and get the hell out of the office. I got so mad because just the day before I told her I have not had it when she asked our manager if she could bring the child to the office.

 

[OGroteKoning]

I have not yet had chicken pox either. One of our past accountants brought her sick child with chicken pox to the office. I got really mad. Told her to take her bag, her child and get the hell out of the office. I got so mad because just the day before I told her I have not had it when she asked our manager if she could bring the child to the office.

Great call there Ockie! So glad you didn't get it.

 

[satanboy]

Chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. The virus spreads easily from people with chickenpox to others who have never had the disease or received the chickenpox vaccine. The virus spreads in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It can also be spread by touching or breathing in the virus particles that come from chickenpox blisters.

Chickenpox can also be spread from people with shingles. Varicella-zoster virus also causes shingles. A person with shingles can spread the virus to others who have never had chickenpox or received the chickenpox vaccine. In these cases, the exposed person might develop chickenpox. For more information about how shingles spreads, see Transmission.

When Is a Person Contagious ?

A person with chickenpox can spread the disease from 1 to 2 days before they get the rash until all their chickenpox blisters have formed scabs.

It takes from 10 to 21 days after exposure to a person with chickenpox or shingles for someone to develop chickenpox.

If a person vaccinated for chickenpox gets the disease, they can still spread it to others.

For most people, getting chickenpox once provides immunity for life. However, for a few people, they can get chickenpox more than once, although this is not common.

CDC

 

[gregmcc]

That's a commonly believed myth.

Mythbusters!!

 

[OGroteKoning]

I had it as an adult. It is pure hell.

Glad you recovered!

 

[MrR]

How careful do I need to be?

And how easily is it transferred? If my wife is with a kid that has chicken pox and she see's me an hour later am I at risk?

Maybe I should get the vaccine this weekend...

Your wife wouldn't perhaps be a teacher at a primary school/daycare in the northern suburbs?

Seems there's a bit of a chicken pox "outbreak" there; colleague's child went to school yesterday, healthy as can be, this morning both their kids had chicken pox.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Think it can also cause infertelity in adult men if you get it as a adult.

Free vasectomy from Mother Nature? Not sure if want.