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  2. Chickenpox - Wikipedia

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    Being exposed to chickenpox as an adult (for example, through contact with infected children) may boost immunity to shingles. Therefore, it was thought that when the majority of children were vaccinated against chickenpox, adults might lose this natural boost, so immunity would drop and more shingles cases would occur. [47]

  3. Infectious diseases within American prisons - Wikipedia

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    Infectious diseases within American correctional settings are a concern within the public health sector. The corrections population is susceptible to infectious diseases through exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, drug injection, poor health care, prison overcrowding, demographics, security issues, lack of community support for rehabilitation programs, and high-risk behaviors. [1]

  4. Varicella vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Varicella vaccine, also known as chickenpox vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against chickenpox. [9] One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease and 100% of severe disease. [ 10 ] Two doses of vaccine are more effective than one. [ 10 ]

  5. Chickenpox is 'incredibly contagious' and not 'trivial,' say ...

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    The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

  6. Breakthrough infection - Wikipedia

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    The varicella vaccine is 85% effective at preventing varicella (chickenpox) infection. [9] However, 75% of individuals that are diagnosed with breakthrough varicella exhibit milder symptoms than individuals that are not vaccinated. [5] These individuals with mild varicella have low fevers, fewer than 50 lesions on their skin, and a ...

  7. VZV immune globulin - Wikipedia

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    Varicella zoster virus is a human herpes virus that causes chickenpox, shingles, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2, and postherpetic neuralgia. Unlike a Zoster vaccine which provides durable immunity, the protection is passive and short term; it may need to be readministered every 2-4 weeks as necessary.

  8. Pox party - Wikipedia

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    Pox parties, also known as flu parties, are social activities in which children are deliberately exposed to infectious diseases such as chickenpox.Such parties originated to "get it over with" before vaccines were available for a particular illness or because childhood infection might be less severe than infection during adulthood, according to proponents.

  9. Social media erupts over photo of man allegedly enjoying ...

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    The Twitter user captioned the photo, "N***** in jail ate the Popeyes chicken sandwich before me IM SICK." A subsequent photo shows a close up of the sandwich with the words "Thanks bae."

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