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Chicken Pox prevention requires two shots

Chicken pox is a childhood disease that most children suffer few major problems from. But for babies, adolescents, adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, this childhood disease can be severe.

The severe problems can include:

• Dehydration

• Pneumonia

• Bleeding problems

• Brain infection or inflammation

• Bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues in children including Group A streptococcal infections

• Blood system infections (sepsis)

• Toxic shock syndrome

• Bone infections

• Joint infections

• Death

Classic chicken pox symptoms include:

• Red, itchy rash that...

 

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