Natural treatments to build children’s immune system

Is it possible to catch chickenpox more than once? My daughter had chickenpox as a toddler, and she has been staying with a friend who now has chickenpox. She is seven years old.

Natural treatments to build children’s immune system

Yes, it’s thought that some people can catch chickenpox more than once. However, medical professionals believe this is typically due to either misdiagnosis the first time around, or an extremely mild dose of the illness.

Scientists are researching the possibility of a genetic link determining whether or not chickenpox recurs in a small percentage of individuals.

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