Confirmation for chickenpox.

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Asked for Male, 16 Years

I have chickenpox...according to a doctor.But i have only 10-13 spots on my body,which are red and dried up and a black secretion is coming out of them....it is still not out but i believe it will fall down soon.I just saw chickenpox pics on google and read that it causes around 250 to 500 spots....so how am i so lucky??Or i have any other disease?

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