Chicken Pox

An officemate of mine just exclaimed "I HAD CHICKEN POX". At an instant I looked out and found that the one who exclaimed that she had chicken pox was just a cubicle away from my workstation.

Eizzel and Me had not by any chance incurred Chicken Pox since childhood. Also, I was worried by Dianne since she's pregnant and if she happens to get the virus, then the child she would bear might not be that good.

I searched for possible information about Chicken Pox on the Internet. Google's not allowed in our office, so I went to Altavista to search for it. As I opened a site I was stunned seeing this introduction ....

Chicken pox (Varicella) is a highly communicable viral disease that occurs most often during the winter and spring. Once you have had chicken pox, you are usually immune to it. However, if you have never had the disease, you can get it at any age.


I was that afraid a little since Chicken Pox can be transmitted airborne. As I have known there are many bad effects of Chicken Pox if you acquire it at a later age.

Luckily that lady went home in the afternoon, and I still need to strengthen my immune system though.