Chicken pox...can you get infected twice..thankyou?

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bigcuk1979	yes i had them 3 or 4 times Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

klmjhchj	yes my son caught it twice in 3 days was very poorly and was ammitted to hospital there a nurse was not allowed near him as she caught it 7 times the last time with shingles on top hopefully he will never catch it again as he's built up a immumeity to it. but there is no limit to how many times you catch it or shingles. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

soula3	You can only get chicken pox once. however the virus hibernates in your body. the only secondary infection you can get that is related to chicken pox is shingles ( that happened to me). either way, you can only get each of them once. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

crazychick_woman	Yes u can get it twice, i 1st had it at 8yr & my 2nd incident when i woz 24, it's much more severe in adulthood Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

CHARISMA	I had it three times and throughly confused my GP, he sent me for some tests etc, but I'm hopeful I'm immune now! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

srracvuee	yes most certainly Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rob Walsh	If you get it once, your body learns how to fight it, so you become immune to it. Very rarely you can have it twice due to a weak immune system, maybe when you are already ill with something else. But generally, you only get it once. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sunnycorre	It happens. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	Yes, it is possible. I've had chicken pox three times now. If it helps to know, it's effects lessen each time you have it. It is quite rare though. I've only had it three times because I have trouble acquiring antibodies from diseases making me more prone to them additional times. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Brad R	Chicken pox is kinda like herpes in the sense that after you defeat the initial infection, it can occasionally come back and make you sick but these recurring flare ups are called shingles and not chicken pox and this usually doesn't occur until you are a senior citizen. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

flubberlubberlubber	yes my mum did and then she got shingles! :-) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JJ702	I spoke to my doctor about this once, he told me that it is possible to catch it twice, doesn't happen alot but it does happen Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sharon R	Yes I had it as a child and again when my own children got it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Time@ Time	yes not alot of times but it can happen Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

stormyweather	yes cos i did when i was younger. in adults it tends to be shingles Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

christine	nope, you cant get a virus twice, which is why theres a new flu shot out every year. but you can get shingles. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chloe h	yes......... you can get the chicken pox more than twice because my mum has had them 3 times. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lady31	YES. both of my children had a very mild case at the time of their chicken pox shot. BOTH have had it since with only 6-10 pox that was confirmed by the doctor. So contrary to popular belief. The answer is YES Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Aunt Henny Penny	Yes you can absolutely have the Chicken Pox twice.. More than likely because the first time you had them they weren't considered a bad case.. maybe to you they were bad, but not bad enough to stop a second breakout Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Isola	All "pox" diseases are caused by viruses. Unlike bacteria, which can be treated with antibiotics, there are no magic bullets to deal with viruses, available from the doctor. Even antivirals will not remove the virus though they would help you to overcome the infection. Your immune system uses white blood cells to destroy viruses and it does so very effectively. Some white blood cells eat up the virus particles and other produce special proteins called antibodies which attach to the virus particle and destroy it. The antibodies are special because they are 'tailor made' to deal with the particular virus eg. chickenpox. They will only work against it and no other. More importantly, you never lose the ability to produce a particular antibody once you have made it once. This is because other white blood cells carry a 'memory' of all the antibodies you have ever made. Vaccines work by giving you a version of a virus which has been inactivated but which will still cause an immune response (ie. antibody production). You generate antibodies against the vaccine, and then forever carry the memory of how to make them again, in case the active version of that virus gets into you, sometime in the future. This happened to you as a baby when you received your chickenpox vaccination. You should therefore be unable to ever get chickenpox and even if you did, you would still be far better protected than you would have been if you hadn't been vaccinated. Anyone who is unlucky enough to get chickenpox despite having been vaccinated could do so if their immune system is either faulty or compromised in some way. The only other way that you could get it, would be by the virus mutating so that the smallpox antibodies would no longer be able to recognise it as their target - but then it would be a new virus. Some viruses like colds and flu are constantly mutating - that's why they always come back. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kaykay<3	yes... i had them twice in oneyear lol... but u should go to the doctersif you think you have it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

YORKSHIRE	Yes, I had it twice as a kid. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gala	Definitely yes!! I had them when I was a Kid (mild) and as an adult I had them again. The second time I was completely covered in them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lulu	Yes, if the first case was mild there is a possiblity that you could get it again. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

redhotboxsoxfan	Yes but very rare. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mingu	yes unfortunately you can. make sure it isn't shingles. go to doctor. and don't scratch them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

frugernity	It is conceivable that the antibodies produced after contracting a disease would not be effective in the future if the microrganism evolved sufficiently. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

barn owl	it is possible but uncommon Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JT	Usually no, but if your first incident was relatively mild, it is possible to get them again. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Poison	It is possible but rarely happens. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sporty_chick	yes, and as an adualt they are very very dangerous, you could develop them into shingles, which are not only painful but they are also dangerous. They attack your organs. If you suspect them see a doctor immediatly Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No