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Risk of getting chicken pox ?

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Hello friends a question my husband has bad doze of shingles am I at risk I’ve had chicken pox as child and shingles as adult ... I’m currently on 14.5 mg 😏

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You have had CP - you shouldn't get it again and that is why you could develop shingles. But you might have a resurgence of shingles.

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Have a look at this - something I posted a couple of weeks ago -

patient.info/news-and-featu...

If you think you are infected, you need to see GP ASAP.

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