Adolescents and adults are at higher risk for complications from chickenpox.
If you suspect that you or your child has chickenpox, its a good idea to see a doctor.
Your doctor can make a diagnosis and prescribe any necessary treatments.
Having the disease or getting vaccinated usually gives you immunity for life.
There have been cases in which someone gets chickenpox more than once, but this is extremely rare.
Risk Factors
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How Is Chickenpox Diagnosed?
The rash resulting from chickenpox is usually enough for a doctor to diagnose it.
For the most part, the virus remains dormant.
If you havent had chickenpox or the vaccine, avoid contact with anyone known to have chickenpox.
Talk to your doctor if you believe you may have been exposed to someone with chickenpox in this situation.
But even healthy children can develop complications of chickenpox.
In these cases, the newborn wont actually be born with chickenpox.
But the virus can reactivate later in life, causing shingles.
Shingles is marked by a painful rash, usually on one side of the body.
It can also occur on the face.
She is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.
She also teaches medical trainees and lectures medical students at the Emory University School of Medicine.
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