Chicken Pox: Tween
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Chicken Pox
Asked by S.P. from Santa Barbara
on March 31, 2008
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My 10 year old has chicken pox and I was wondering if my 8 month old would get them. Do I have anything to worry about? What do you think?
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- Hi S., I am sure your little one will get them. My daughter was a vaccinated and she still got them from 1 day spent with her cousin. They were very mild and only la...
- Hi S., Can I come to your house for a play date? :) Good luck with this-I hope your kids aren't too miserable.
- Hi S., Well, from experience of my little children, my 9 year old had the chicken pox and yes my 2 month old son caught it. It will happen eventually because of y...
I Think My 3YO Has Chicken Pox, but Had the Vaccine!?!?!?!
Asked by K.A. from Johnstown
on January 15, 2010
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Can anyone tell me if what i'm looking at could be Chicken pox? My 3YO had the chicken pox vaccine (whenever you normally get them), but she developed what we thought ...
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- Chicken Pox does not stay in 1 area. Could be a staph infection. I'd get her to the doctor. The other child's illness may be totally unrelated.
- My son had that happen to him. From what I have heard it will give extra immunity against future chicken pox.
- It doesn't sound like it to me. But if you suspect it you should take them in immediately to have them checked as it's contagious. You can still get chicken pox ev...
My 8 Month Old Was Exposed to Chicken Pox
Asked by G.S. from Salt Lake City
on December 28, 2007
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I am interested in hearing from other moms who have had their infant have chicken pox prior to their 1 yr immunization. I'm a first time mom and very concerned, tryin...
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- My six week old got chicken pox and I was terrified! It didn't turn out to be that bad though. Usually little babies don't get it as bad as older children. I just did ...
- All but 3 of my children have had chicken pox. (None of them were under the age of one.) I can tell you that it makes for a long week, but my kids actually have fond...
- G., In away it would be a blessing for your children to get the chicken pox before he had to be immunized for it. My children have never had the chicken pox but my...
Chicken Pox
Asked by B.S. from Kansas City
on October 3, 2008
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How long are you contagious? The whole time you have the rash?
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- According to an AARP website....(strange that AARP would care about Chicken pox...lol)....When someone becomes infected, the pox usually appear 10 to 21 days later. Pe...
- What every one has said to you is right on. I just wanted to share with you that also IF they don’t break out really good the first time they can get them again. M...
- I agree with Suzi. Also, if there are new spots then you are still contagious. My children have already gone through this. My kid are 14 and 12. My 14 year old...
Chicken Pox That Hurt. How Can I Help Her?
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on November 24, 2009
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Ok so this is the last of my three kids to have chicken pox... They went in birth order too how funny. My 10 year old got chicken pox first... he was feeling ill, slig...
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- Have you called their doctor? If they are in her mouth,sounds like sahe has them pretty bad. He may have something to help. I remember cool baths with baking soda to s...
- I have heard that usually when you get chicken pox from a sibling it is a worse case than from a stranger. I don't know how that works, but our first child to have th...
- This isn't going to help you, but for anyone else reading...if you know your child has been exposed to chicken pox, then as soon as they show symptoms, take them to th...
WeAfraid My Toddler Got Chicken Pox from Vaccine??
Asked by M.P. from Green Bay
on October 24, 2011
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My 16 mo old got his 15 mo shots on tues... Flu shot, varicella (chick pox), and polio combination. Wed night he had a fever (mid-high 102)...lasted til thurs afternoo...
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- He could be getting a reaction, it does happen. But the vaccine is made from cowpox microbes, not chicken pox. It's a much milder illness that builds protection agains...
- My son got the shot, but no reaction. Each child is different. Deff call the doc or the 24 hr nurse line if you doc office has that. I know for the other vacc. my doc ...
- It's normal to get a mild outbreak of chicken pox from the vaccine that can last a few days. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm Also Mic...
Possible Chicken Poxes
Asked by E.J. from Dallas
on May 15, 2007
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Can you still get the chicken poxes even though you got the chicken pox vaccine? I thought my daughter got bit by some mosquitoes(sp?) during the night. Now they all o...
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- Yes. My daughter had the vaccine when it came out when she was around 2. At age 11, in 5th grade she had some spots in March. It was after a vacation and I freaked ...
- I've had all 3 incidents. My olest had two mild cases of the chicken pox when we was round 2 and this was before the vaccination existed. My 11 year old was vaccinat...
- Yes you can still get them, but they usually are not as severe. Take her to the doctor to make sure it's not something else.
Shingles Without Having Chickenpox...is That Possible W/ an 11 Year Old?
Asked by J.C. from Bangor
on June 24, 2010
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Doctors believe my 11 year old niece has Shingles. She has never had Chickenpox. Is this possible?
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- You've had some good suggestions and I don't want to offend anyone, but I would also have to add that this site isn't always the best place to get medical advice. We...
- Did she get vaccinated? I've heard of more and more kids getting shingles after getting the vaccine. If you want to take a natural approach, lemon balm is a wonderfu...
- She may have had the chicken pox and not known. If she has shingles, she had chicken pox. Many cases are very mild, espeically kids who get it after the vacine. My ...
12 Month Vaccinations
Asked by P.C. from Dallas
on November 24, 2007
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My daughter will be going in for her 12 month check soon. When I phoned, the nurse told me the dr. will want to give the MMR, chicken pox, and flu vaccines. That sou...
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- I would only do the MMR vaccine. At the time I didn't know what the varcella vaccine was for the chicken pox.(I was very young) Knowing this now I wish I had never ha...
- Don't give her Tylenol before the appointment because they will need to check her temp before they give her the shots and the Tylenol can mask any fever that might be ...
- My 10 year old had all her shots and is fine. Bright, intellegent, completely normal. My son goes for his one year and will get his as well. We have been getting the...
Shingles
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on July 29, 2011
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My 13 year old son was just diagnosed with shingles. That seems so weird to me. He had a horrible case of the chicken pox when he was only 7 months old, one of the w...
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- I had shingles when I was eight. I've also had it twice since then but luckily, they were mild cases. This is unlikely to have anything to do with your son, but wh...
- My sister had a brain tumor at age 9 and with chemo and radiation if messed up her immune system really bad and she got a case of the shingles. I've heard it's got a...
- my older brother had it in Jr High (pre-teen)... I had it in my 20's, it happens
