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Worried about Chicken pox
I never had chicken pox in childhood. Now my mother got shingles and I have been in close contact with her as we didn't know for 3 days what was happening. It has been 5 days since I have been in contact with her. Should I be worried about chicken pox. About my vaccination my mom only remembered getting the MMR vaccine only.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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I will not recommend vaccination at this stage. You are already exposed to the virus but that doesn't mean that you will surely get the disease.
You may take some anti viral drug prophylactically .
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You can get vaccinated for varicella zoster
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
Cosmetologist
35 yrs exp
Delhi
No point getting vaccinated once exposed so closely
Take some antivirals to ? Mayb prevent
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Cannot b advised this way
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Take varicella shot
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Dr. Najeeb T
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Malappuram
Vaccination available
Varicella vaccine not MMR
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