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...there's the thing about Chicken Pox, isn't it not far more severe, and deadly, in adults? I can remember having caught it as a kid, but if I didn't... I'd b

...there's the thing about Chicken Pox, isn't it not far more severe, and deadly, in adults? I can remember having caught it as a kid, but if I didn't... I'd believe, I'd rather be thankful than scornful towards my parents if they had made sure I had caught it, instead of just letting things take their fateful course... EDIT: I mean, I am glad I had it as a kid. That means I don't need to worry about it now, right? Or is that a very naive way of thinking?

Grue3 6y ago
If you had chicken pox as a kid, you can get Shingles [1] as an adult. I actually had it, without much complications but now there's a weird scar on my face. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles
- dijit 6y ago
  Worth noting that there _is_ a chicken pox vaccine, you have to take two injections less than a year apart. I never had chicken pox as a child and got the vaccine as an adult due to a colleagues child being exposed to the pox and knowing that it could affect me and my colleague quite badly.