How can i prevent chicken pox?

Vaccine & Avoidance: Prevention of contracting chicken pox is only through immunization or through avoidance of those who have chicken pox. The difficulty with the latter is that there will be individuals who have chicken pox but have not yet exhibited symptoms who will be contagious (hard to avoid contagious individuals who don't yet show any symptoms.).

Vaccine: There is a vaccine to prevent chicken pox. It can also help prevent shingles, which is caused by the virus as chicken pox, which usually occurs later in life.