Can someone get Chicken Pox twice?
Yes, a person can have recurrence of chicken pox and this is known as “shingles.” The varicella virus after causing chicken pox enters into a state of dormancy in nerve cells but when the immune system is compromised by age, medications, stress, infection, etc shingles can happen. See your primary internist because there may be something else going on especially if your shingles was particularly severe which can suggest significant immunocompromise.
