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A member asked:
I'm a medical student and i was exposed to a child who has chickenpox, there was no direct contact between us and he didnt cough, what shall i do ??
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See my previous: answer to you. In addition to that information, since I didn't know you were a medical student: you may want to get tested to see if you are immune, even if you didn't actually have chickenpox. You may also want to get a vaccine if you are not immune.
Answered 12/20/2014
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