applepansy Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 The idea is your kid gets exposed now and gets sick now for a little while instead of seriously ill or dead later. Children handle chicken pox a lot better than adults do. It's like how a long time ago people would go out of their way to infect people with cow pox because it wasn't lethal and it was close enough that once you'd had it that it provided an advantage against small pox (which was lethal). The idea is less virulent disease now over more virulent disease later.Apparently there is a vaccine for chicken pox, but I'll be honest I didn't know there was, and I suspect most of those of the "Let's get'em infected now instead of dead later" thinking are unaware of it. According to the article there vaccine may be less effective then full blown infection and recovery but I doubt people are actually reviewing the medical literature and then making a decision. I suspect in a sense it's tradition from before the availability of the vaccine.I understand the reasons. But there are other issues with chicken pox. If you haven't has chicken pox you won't ever get shingles for one simple example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 When my kids got chickenpox and when the neighbor volunteered to watch them, there was no vaccine for chickenpox. My kids were in a daycare center normally. Out of 175 kids that were cared for there, almsost 140 came down with chickenpox in a one months time. It spread like wildfire through the daycare center.Of course my 3 kids couldn't get it all at the same time. It was one at a time. First one, 2 weeks later the next and 2 weeks later the next. Didn't they realize how inconvenient that was? hahaChicken Pox has a 14 to 21 day gestation period. That means you won't know they have been exposed for at least two weeks before they start showing symptoms. Chicken pox is very contagious. I"m not surprised that so many at the day care got sick. All it takes is one child to expose the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sister_in_faith Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've never had chicken pox, and it scares the dickens out of me! I understand that having it as an adult bites big time. I am NOT interested in catching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've never had chicken pox, and it scares the dickens out of me! I understand that having it as an adult bites big time. I am NOT interested in catching it. Chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Chicken A pox on you I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 There are now facebook pages for this subject. Chicken pox-tainted lollipops found for sale on Facebook | ksl.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzzled Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Just for every ones info......Yes there is a vaccine it is called Varicella. It is a two series shot. The first is "suggested' at 12 mo. and the 2nd at age 4 or 5. However children can still get the chicken pox if they get vaccinated .... however it is "usually" fairly mild. IF the child get the chicken pox before the 2nd vaccine is given they do not need the 2nd vaccine. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-varicella.pdfAlso there is a vaccine for Shingles which "is caused by the Varicella Zostervirus, the same virus that causes chickenpox"http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-shingles.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miztrniceguy Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 eeewwwwwwwwwww......yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miztrniceguy Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Don't let Vort get to you.Has he gotten to you, Pammie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miztrniceguy Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Shingles are not fun! I had the pox 2 times as a kid, once as an infant, then again about 10. And 2 outbreaks of shingles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardell89104 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Evil Doctors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshac Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Evil DoctorsEvil? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarginOfError Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Evil? Why?Clearly, the doctors are evil for secretly putting chicken pox on the suckers they give out after kids come to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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