| Chicken pox is caused by varicella zoster, a virus that | | | | serious chicken pox case. That is to say that the |
| also causes shingles. Years after your child has | | | | children who have received the vaccine against |
| suffered from chicken pox, that virus may reappear | | | | chicken pox will still go on to develop this disease, but |
| as a rash named shingles. However, this can happen | | | | it will be a much milder form. This will mostly happen |
| to a very small amount of chicken pox patients. | | | | to almost 95 percent of all chicken pox patients that |
| Since the year 1995, a vaccine against chicken pox is | | | | have received the vaccine. Furthermore, this vaccine |
| available and many of the doctors recommend it, if | | | | has little side effects that can be tolerated very well |
| not all. Children under one year old can not receive | | | | by the child. However, if your child is allergic to |
| the vaccine against chicken pox. What this vaccine | | | | gelatin, the vaccine against chicken pox is not |
| does is to prevent children from developing a very | | | | recommended. |