Chicken Pox.

[Laura.]

I had chicken pox when i was 2/3

Chickenpox, which occurs most often in the late winter and early spring, is very contagious - if exposed to an infected family member, about 80% to 90% of those in a household who haven't had chickenpox will get it. However, immunization of children with the chickenpox vaccine that's now available is expected to decrease cases of the disease dramatically over the next few years.

Although it's more common in kids under the age of 15, anyone can get chickenpox. A person usually has only one episode of chickenpox in his or her lifetime.

[Iggy]

I had it when i was in the infants at primary school, it woz horrid, hard to not itch. Yet i got over it, (my bro caught it from me hehe). Yeh it is slightly more serious if you get another version of chicken pox wen ur older

[Toes]

Some of us have had it. Some haven't. I haven't had it yet, I don't think I want to, though friends tell me it's more deadlier and worse the older than you, and it's better to get it at a younger age. My friend got it last year, most of my friends and family members have had it as a child. I only know 2 friends, and my mother who hasn't had it. My sister had it when she was 18-20 I think. >_< Why am I also told that you could die from it if you get it at an older age? Or is this myth?

So who has had it and who hasn't? And if you had it, what can you tell me about it, like on how to avoid it/catch it? I don't wanna know about that lotion, and how itchy it is. Had my good friend that had it last year whinge about it on the phone heaps. ;P

I've had it and no you can't die from it when your older.

When you get chicken pox when you older it turns to Shingles (Sp) and it feels like you have very bad sunburn all over. It's worse but you'll live.

[Laura.]

Shingles. Can last for ages. My Grandma received it in November, she still has it. Its all the nerve endings breaking off or something. Its much worse that Chickenpox. You can put clothing on, well you can put it will hurt ALOT.

[c0stah]

basically people say its worse when u get older coz, wen ur older u scratch coz u want 2, but wen u small they can stop u from scratchin them. i got mine when i was ( dont even no ) between 10 - 13. it waz hell, i always scatched em, if i cod turn da clocks bak now i wodnt hav scratched em, lol not really i wod still scatch em, i dont see wat all da bother is about though.

though i did hear if u get them a second tyme, they turn into something else which i dont no alot about but hey . . . i ll take wat eva lyfe throws at me

[Pulchritudinous]

I had it when I was six months, and of course I don't remember it.
Unfortunatly, my mum caught it off of me, and suffered quite badly from it, her whole body ached, she had a fever, and felt lethargic.

The symptons are probably pretty simular to catching the average 'bug', minus the vomiting, but plus itching, it can be extremeley uncomfortable and irritating, but don't itch too much, because you'll get scars!

Chicken pox can spread into your mouth, or other internal parts of the body, which happened to my uncle, pretty gross.