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How does chicken pox be avoided?
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Vaccinate: Chickenpox is one of the most contagious illnesses that affect humans.As little as an hour in the same room with an infected person has a 95% rate of passing it on to susceptable persons.It can be passed in airborn droplets, saliva or debris from blisters. A vaccine has been available in the us since 1995.
Answered 9/9/2013
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GET VACCINATED: Chicken Pox can be prevented and thus avoided by getting yourself vaccinated with Varicella Vaccine
Answered 4/6/2015
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