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chicken pox -.- >>>>?

k well my friend just got chicken pox..i hang around with him alot but i didnt share food/drinks with him.. i dont wanna get it so whats the symptoms for the pox(no i didnt get pox b4) im 14 so is he somone tell me symptoms and if its easy for me to get any more information would be helpful..thx

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1. you feel like you have the flu, with a blistery rash that really itches bad for about 10 days.
2. You could possibly be coming down with chicken pox if you've never had them before because if you are hanging with him he is breathing his germs into the air and your breathing in the same air some symptoms are Fever and feeling really bad but you wont really know if your getting them until they come up
3. Chicken pox is a viral infection that is becoming less common because most children now receive the chicken pox vaccine. Children who still get chicken pox typically develop symptoms about 10 to 21 days after being exposed to someone with chicken pox (the incubation period). There are usually no symptoms before the rash occurs but occasionally there is fatigue and some fever in the 24 hours before the rash is noticed. The typical rash goes through a number of stages: 1. First it appears as flat red splotches 2. They become raised and may resemble small pimples 3. They develop into small blisters, called vesicles, which are very fragile 4. They may look like drops of water on a red base 5. As the vesicles break, the sores become pustular and form a crust - the crust is made of dried serum, and not true pus. Itching is severe in the pustular stage. DO NOT SCRATCH, although, believe me, you will want to. But, its better not to, because then they will heal better, and will be less likely to scar over. There may be only a few sores, or there may be hundreds. Adolescents 13 years and older who have no history of chicken pox, should receive two doses of vaccine four to eight weeks apart. Duration of immunity after vaccination is not completely known. Re-vaccination with a booster dose to sustain immunity through adulthood is currently being considered.