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How is chicken pox different in adults than children?
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Worse: Usually adults would ill seriously. Another type of "chicken pox" in adults is called shingles(herpes zoster).
Answered 7/31/2017
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More severe: In adults the disease can more more severe and couse an overwhelming infection including pneumonia, hepatitis, encephalitis and more.
Answered 5/23/2018
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