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Is having chicken pox as an adult truly more dangerous than getting chicken pox as a child?
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Adult chicken pox: Chickenpox complications are more likely to occur in adults than in children. Despite the fact that adults account for only 5 percent of chickenpox cases per year, they account for a disproportionate number of deaths (55 percent) and hospitalizations (33 percent) compared to children.
Answered 9/28/2016
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