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A member asked:

My 4 year old has been in contact with the chicken pox virus. how do i know if he is immune already (not vaccinated)?

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??type of contact??: If your unimmunized child has never had chickenpox, a close contact with an active case will cause chickenpox between 10-21 days after exposure.If not, he either had it before when it was not recognized or the supposed exposure was not significant.

Dr Levey agreed

Answered 10/25/2012

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