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Chickenpox is mild in children. More severe in adults. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Adults https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Adults If you

Chickenpox is mild in children. More severe in adults. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Adults https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox#Adults If you get you case in childhood, as most do, then you have immunity through adulthood. If introduced in a new population, the consequences to adults would be much different.

masklinn 5y ago
> If introduced in a new population Ah true, I had not considered that unlike eurasians american populations would obviously not have had it as children.
nkozyra 5y ago
> If you get you case in childhood, as most do, then you have immunity through adulthood. Sort of. I got shingles (early 40s) this year. Completely knocked on my ass for a week and maybe 2-3 months to be mostly back to normal. I recommend the shingles vaccine to anyone who will listen.
- waych 5y ago
  Did you get shingles shortly after getting a vaccine?
  - nkozyra 5y ago
    Nope. The week before, in fact. I know a lot of things can ding your immune system enough to allow zoster to make an opportunistic comeback. In my case i blame a lack sleep + stress from having an infant.
- sokoloff 5y ago
  I just got the shingles vaccine this year (two shots about 3 months apart). That vaccine knocked me down from hour 6 to about hour 54 both times. Worse than any other vaccine experience, including Pfizer C19. Still recommend it, but schedule it wisely.
  - chrononaut 5y ago
    > That vaccine knocked me down from hour 6 to about hour 54 both times Not sure I understand this. Can you elaborate?
    - sokoloff 5y ago
      Sorry. I had relatively strong reaction (weakness, soreness, slight fever, and overall malaise) starting about 6 hours after the shot and lasting for two full days. Get the shots, but if you get them on a Friday, you might be writing off the weekend.
      - chrononaut 5y ago
        (Missed this earlier) Ahhh, I had kept reading that as "hour 6" was a maximum starting point of some sort, and that you were going down to "hour 54" ? It makes obvious sense now. Thanks. :)
- hypertele-Xii 5y ago
  You were back to normal. Why recommend vaccination?
  - cylinder 5y ago
    so you don't get desperately ill for several days / weeks? why is this so hard for you types to understand?
    - hypertele-Xii 5y ago
      My type is fine with being ill for days/weeks. The world doesn't end or anything. You just lie in bed and read a book or whatever.
      - nkozyra 5y ago
        First, it wasn't a couple of days. Second, I couldn't read a book. I couldn't do anything but sleep (in pain) If you are into being completely knocked out for a week, well ... you'd love this! I have met someone else who got this in their twenties and had to be cared for by their brother for a month! Third, I'm "close" to being back to normal. It's been four months. That sounds acceptable to you? Finally, there are other complications. It may have led to an increase in ocular pressure increasing my odds of blindness in one eye. I have a scar from the bumps that formed on my forehead. In some cases it is a lifetime affliction that requires consistent medication with antivirals. In some cases it can cause organ damage. Your type might want to think about these things.
        nintendo1889 5y ago
        In the future, shore up your immune system by nibbling on raw garlic from a few days beforehand up until the day that you take it.
        hypertele-Xii 5y ago
        Yeah, sounds fine to me. Immune system working as intended. I've been bedridden many times in my life, for weeks on occasion, still alive. Never been vaccinated. Every time society goes apeshit over "swine flu" this, "avian flu" that, I get a fever and sweat it out. I expect the pattern to repeat with "bat flu" now. Salmonella was awful though.

masklinn 5y ago

> If introduced in a new population Ah true, I had not considered that unlike eurasians american populations would obviously not have had it as children.

nkozyra 5y ago

> If you get you case in childhood, as most do, then you have immunity through adulthood. Sort of. I got shingles (early 40s) this year. Completely knocked on my ass for a week and maybe 2-3 months to be mostly back to normal. I recommend the shingles vaccine to anyone who will listen.

waych 5y ago
Did you get shingles shortly after getting a vaccine?
- nkozyra 5y ago
  Nope. The week before, in fact. I know a lot of things can ding your immune system enough to allow zoster to make an opportunistic comeback. In my case i blame a lack sleep + stress from having an infant.
sokoloff 5y ago
I just got the shingles vaccine this year (two shots about 3 months apart). That vaccine knocked me down from hour 6 to about hour 54 both times. Worse than any other vaccine experience, including Pfizer C19. Still recommend it, but schedule it wisely.
- chrononaut 5y ago
  > That vaccine knocked me down from hour 6 to about hour 54 both times Not sure I understand this. Can you elaborate?
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    Sorry. I had relatively strong reaction (weakness, soreness, slight fever, and overall malaise) starting about 6 hours after the shot and lasting for two full days. Get the shots, but if you get them on a Friday, you might be writing off the weekend.
    - chrononaut 5y ago
      (Missed this earlier) Ahhh, I had kept reading that as "hour 6" was a maximum starting point of some sort, and that you were going down to "hour 54" ? It makes obvious sense now. Thanks. :)
hypertele-Xii 5y ago
You were back to normal. Why recommend vaccination?
- cylinder 5y ago
  so you don't get desperately ill for several days / weeks? why is this so hard for you types to understand?
  - hypertele-Xii 5y ago
    My type is fine with being ill for days/weeks. The world doesn't end or anything. You just lie in bed and read a book or whatever.
    - nkozyra 5y ago
      First, it wasn't a couple of days. Second, I couldn't read a book. I couldn't do anything but sleep (in pain) If you are into being completely knocked out for a week, well ... you'd love this! I have met someone else who got this in their twenties and had to be cared for by their brother for a month! Third, I'm "close" to being back to normal. It's been four months. That sounds acceptable to you? Finally, there are other complications. It may have led to an increase in ocular pressure increasing my odds of blindness in one eye. I have a scar from the bumps that formed on my forehead. In some cases it is a lifetime affliction that requires consistent medication with antivirals. In some cases it can cause organ damage. Your type might want to think about these things.
      - nintendo1889 5y ago
        In the future, shore up your immune system by nibbling on raw garlic from a few days beforehand up until the day that you take it.
      - hypertele-Xii 5y ago
        Yeah, sounds fine to me. Immune system working as intended. I've been bedridden many times in my life, for weeks on occasion, still alive. Never been vaccinated. Every time society goes apeshit over "swine flu" this, "avian flu" that, I get a fever and sweat it out. I expect the pattern to repeat with "bat flu" now. Salmonella was awful though.