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A member asked:
I'm just wondering, if you have had the mumps as a child can you still get chicken pox as a teenager?
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Yes: The two illnesses are unrelated so having one doesn't give you immunity to the other. If you had 2 doses of the chickenpox vaccine in childhood you are likely not susceptible.
Answered 5/6/2013
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Different diseases : Yes, they are different diseases. Having one will not create immunity to the other.
Answered 6/28/2013
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