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If you have had chicken pox once, you are not likely to get it again. What could be the reason for this?

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You may not get chickenpox twice, but VZV could make you sick twice. Once you've had chickenpox, the virus remains inactive in your nerve tissue. Although it's unlikely you will get chickenpox again, the virus may reactivate later in life and cause a related condition called shingles.

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Our blood will have antibodies specific to the chicken pox antigen.

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