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2016-04-16 06:11:16
Does chicken pox infect someone twice? If someone was infected in his childhood will it affect him again?
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Usually it is not affect twice But If the individual is immunocompromised, there may be a second attack

Answered2016-04-16 14:19:31

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No, it doesn't. The virus could get activated later in life to cause Herpes zoster.

Answered2016-04-16 14:58:23

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No it does not infect someone in almost 99% cases for the second time. The first infection make the individual immune to the virus infection

Answered2016-04-16 09:47:23

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