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My roommate has symptoms of chickenpox, is it possible that I can also get this disease from her, I had chickenpox once before in childhood, please prefer me precautions.
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Its unlikely that you will get it if you were immunized or got in childhood. Still your roommate need to be left alone in some isolated clean place until all his crusts or scabs are dried precautions- frequent hand wash mask hygienic healthy diet.
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