APS and chickenpox

[MASuk10]

Hi all, Just a quickie. We have small children visiting soon and they've just contracted chickenpox. I had it many moons ago but would it be best to reschedule do you think or am I being a wuss?

[MaryF Administrator]

Hi I enclose the NHS link below, people can catch chickenpox from Shingles, but it does not work the other way around, so you should be ok, as far as I know. Once you have had chicken pox in most cases you are immune for life: nhs.uk/Conditions/Shingles/...

MaryF

[Anon75]

You should have acquired immunity to the virus now

[Frodo]

Although the info tells us we cannot catch shingles from chickenpox, my husband just had shingles after a colleague had chickenpox - it seemed just a coincidence until a friend told me she too had shingles soon after her young son had chickenpox. Both of them have strong systems and are rarely unwell. So I would be cautious.

[MASuk10 in reply to Frodo]

Thanks for advice Frodo. One of the other guests hadn't had chickenpox at all so we've cancelled the visit for now. TTFN

[Wittycjt]

I think that's a smart move!