What Is Chicken Pox?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Risk Factors
The risk of catching chicken pox is massively reduced if you have had it in the past, or if you have had a vaccination. Other than that, it is usually children under the age of 12 that will develop the disease. This is because children tend to be closer together, making it easier for the virus to spread.
Adults that have not had the virus or the vaccination are also at a higher risk of catching chicken pox. People that have a weakened immune condition are also more likely to catch the disease. As mentioned, older people that have had chicken pox in the past are more likely to get shingles.
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