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tptacektoday at 5:37 PM1 replyview on HN

No! The opposite thing is true. Getting chickenpox as a kid drastically increases your likelihood of getting shingles as an adult. The initial chickenpox infection is the mechanism by which you're set up for shingles: you get it, fight it back, and it remains dormant in your nerves. Shingles is not simply chickenpox; it's the secondary infection you get from a resurgent zoster outbreak based in your nerves.

Don't get chickenpox.


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Joltertoday at 6:18 PM

Well, now… I can tell you second hand that catching chicken pox as an adult is no picnic either.

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