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Chicken Pox Prevention
Prevention of chicken pox includes:
  • Chicken pox vaccine
  • Chicken pox immune globulin
    • Injection of antibodies to the virus
    • Given to those with a weak immune system who have been exposed to chicken pox
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Last Updated: Apr 8, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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