• Question: why is it that once we get chicken spots we can't have them again?

    Asked by yhassan to Arttu, Ceri, James_M, Monica, Philip on 17 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Arttu Rajantie

      Arttu Rajantie answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      This is not really my area of expertise. My understanding is the the chickenpox virus actually remains in your body but your immune system learns to keep it under control so the symptoms disappear. Because you are already infected, you cannot get it again.

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