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Chicken pox
Hi.. my roommate has been diagnosed with chicken pox 2 days back and I have been living with her.
I have not seen any symptoms in me yet.
Can you tell me if I may have the disease ? And what precautions I have to take to avoid it?
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Dr. S. Sangeetha Santosh
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if you already had chicken pox in your childhood, there is very less chance that you will be affected. if not you are at risk.
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