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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

No, I don't have Chicken Pox, but unfortunately, I don't think I've ever had Chicken Pox.

I've been told that most people had Chicken Pox at some time in their lives, usually when they are young. However, the older a person gets, the more worse Chicken Pox becomes. I'm currently 22, and I've been told that if I have Chicken Pox, I would be sidelined for about a month. That's not a very good prospect right now.

Strangely enough, when my brother came down with Chicken Pox many years ago, I was in close proximity with him before, during, and after he was sick. The troubling thing is that I never came down with it. Someone suggested that I may have had chicken pox, but the blisters were not so severe. I do remember being very sick when I was young for about 2 weeks and I had a couple of "rashes" in my ears, and on my chest, but that was it.

Advice?

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Posted by KXZ (Member # 119) on :

I had chicken pox when I was 7. It only lasted 6 days. Maybe you did get them and didn't even notice? Or maybe your even immune?

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Are you sure you never had it? My brother had chicken pox when he was only a couple months old...ask your parents if you haven't already. Also, some people are indeed naturally immune to it.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

There is also a vaccine for the horribly itchy pox. I'm not sure about the details, but if you're worried it might not hurt to check into it.

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