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What Are Chances Of Getting Chicken Pox Through Sexual Contact?
Question: my wife had symptoms of chickenpox and taken zovirax 800 10 days back. Later i developed chickenpox and taken same zovirax 800 for 5 days. After day 5 i had intercourse with my wife will it affect her whether he can get back the chickenpox.Is there any way to avoid it ie by taking zovirax 800
Brief Answer:
Chicken pox is not acquired Sexually.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
NO Way!! she cant get chicken Pox through sexual contact. Chicken Pox is acquired through the respiratory route (droplet infection e.g coughing, sneezing etc).
Moreover, it is highly unlikely that she would get chicken pox so soon, even through the respiratory route, immediately after an episode, as she must be having circulating antibodies against chicken pox
Stay healthy
regards
take care
Chicken pox is not acquired Sexually.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
NO Way!! she cant get chicken Pox through sexual contact. Chicken Pox is acquired through the respiratory route (droplet infection e.g coughing, sneezing etc).
Moreover, it is highly unlikely that she would get chicken pox so soon, even through the respiratory route, immediately after an episode, as she must be having circulating antibodies against chicken pox
Stay healthy
regards
take care
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