• Question: how do you get chicken pox

    Asked by 428bdya43 to Andy, Giovanna, Theresia, Katie, Duane on 12 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by Brie mode fearless.
    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      It is called by a virus called varicella zoster which can also cause shingles

    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      You may get it when you accidentally touch the pus of a person with chicken pox rashes, easily released through scratching. It does not help as the rashes are super itchy. Young children can’t help themselves scratching so this is why chicken pox spreads easily in nursery and kindergarten setting.

    • Photo: Andrew Philp

      Andrew Philp answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Theresia’s answer pretty much says it all, basically itching the infected area and then passing it onto others.

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