Leah Adezio
June 30th 03, 11:42 AM
"==Daye==" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:38:17 EDT, "CBI" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Christine" > wrote in message
> om...
> >>
> >> So I have this theory that if you don't get a very strong case of it,
> >> you may get it again. Just *my* theory.
> >
> >It's a pretty good one.
>
> Actually I think the opposite way. If you have a light case, you
> obviously have some natural immunity to it. Because there is a
> natural immunity, your breakout would be a lot less than other
> people's. If you are exposed again, your natural immunity + the
> fact that you had the pox would make it so it didn't have a
> chance.
>
> Everyone I have ever known to get it more than once had a HORRID
> case of the pox the first go around.
FWIW, when OS was a toddler, he had a *very* mild case of chicken pox -- I
don't think he had more than five tiny blisters on his body (and the
pediatrician confirmed that they were indeed chicken pox).
When he was 9, he got a *horrid* full blown case -- blisters in his hair, in
his mouth, near his genitals....he was miserable for over a week. YS got
them two weeks later and his were bad, too.
Leah
>
> ==Daye==
> E-mail: brendana AT labyrinth DOT net DOT au
>
...
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:38:17 EDT, "CBI" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Christine" > wrote in message
> om...
> >>
> >> So I have this theory that if you don't get a very strong case of it,
> >> you may get it again. Just *my* theory.
> >
> >It's a pretty good one.
>
> Actually I think the opposite way. If you have a light case, you
> obviously have some natural immunity to it. Because there is a
> natural immunity, your breakout would be a lot less than other
> people's. If you are exposed again, your natural immunity + the
> fact that you had the pox would make it so it didn't have a
> chance.
>
> Everyone I have ever known to get it more than once had a HORRID
> case of the pox the first go around.
FWIW, when OS was a toddler, he had a *very* mild case of chicken pox -- I
don't think he had more than five tiny blisters on his body (and the
pediatrician confirmed that they were indeed chicken pox).
When he was 9, he got a *horrid* full blown case -- blisters in his hair, in
his mouth, near his genitals....he was miserable for over a week. YS got
them two weeks later and his were bad, too.
Leah
>
> ==Daye==
> E-mail: brendana AT labyrinth DOT net DOT au
>