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hlthe2b

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1. Chicken pox can be fatal, albeit rarely. But serious complications are not infrequent.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 07:18 AM

Nov 2018

Severe complications caused by varicella include cerebellar ataxia, encephalitis, viral pneumonia, and hemorrhagic conditions. Other complications include septicemia, toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, bacterial pneumonia, and septic arthritis.

Anyone who has seen a child develop serious secondary infections or pneumonia and struggle for life in the hospital will never forgive these anti-vaxers.

Public health trumps. Their quarantine will be upheld.

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After chickenpox outbreak at Asheville Waldorf, county quarantine order challenged in court [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2018 OP

Chicken pox can be fatal, albeit rarely. But serious complications are not infrequent. hlthe2b Nov 2018 #1

Chickenpox can also cause them to suffer from shingles later in life. nt tblue37 Nov 2018 #2

I was 30 when I got chicken pox agingdem Nov 2018 #3

According to the article, it was only partly upheld. nt tblue37 Nov 2018 #4

I have permanent facial scars from childhood chickenpox in the 1970s. CottonBear Nov 2018 #5