To be shocked about this?

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My friend just said that they went on a coach trip to wales yesterday with her children. One of which has had chicken pox since Tuesday, so only a few days before. She said she’s not all scabbed over either. To me, I’m quite shocked they would do this, especially as these coach trips tend to have older people on them, maybe babies/pregnant people.

You don't catch shingles from chickenpox

Shingles is the reactivation of the virus in someone who has already had chicken pox and is usually immune suppressed/run down.

Add Whooping Cough to that. I caught this as a 60 year old and it was horrible. I was out of action for nearly 3 months.

If you're pregnant and had chicken pox or chicken pox vaccination then you are immune.(probably)

If you are planning a pregnancy it is probably a good idea to check your immunity and consider vaccination if not immune.

It’s a joke you idiot! Based on the way the OP phrased the post. It could have said “…coach trip to “insert any destination” and the joke still works.
Honestly the oddballs on MN these days!
Borderline racism my arse.

You're missing the point. If an older adult catches Chickenpox from a sick person on a coach, they can then go on to have Shingles.

No I'm not missing the point

Most adults will have had chickenpox and be immune.

Are you talking about the vanishingly small number of older adults who have never had chicken pox and have not chosen to get a chicken pox vaccination either?

Plus shingles is available to all age groups - quite common in teenagers and just as unpleasant.

👌🏻

I'm not condoning someone travelling with active chickenpox but it is actually more contagious before the spots come out.

in fact most illnesses are contagious before all symptoms become apparent.

We are all swimming in a soup of each other's viruses, bacteria and fungi.

Wash your hands!!

People don't catch shingles - the virus is suppressed in their system until the immune system is low then it emerges and causes pain, rash and distress.
People with shingles should also stay in - I think I caught chickenpox from a friend's auntie who was visiting.

It’s not only old people who can get shingles. One of my children had chicken pox at 5 months old and shingles at 3 years old, most likely contracted from someone infectious on an aeroplane.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/

All information here

I am so sorry that happened to you.
The NHS website is very clear on the advice around chickenpox. There is no excuse for knowingly taking a child with active CP into a crowded place.

“You idiot”, “Oddballs”, “My arse”

Your joke was terrible, you could insert any destination as you say, and it would still be terrible. Add to that your immediate insults and as your “go to comeback” and it seems that there are a few very unpleasant people on MN as well.

Nobody can catch shingles.
You can catch chickenpox from someone with chickenpox or from someone with shingles.
I don't know why so many people find this difficult to grasp. The NHS website is really easy to read and the advice is easy to follow.

I am so very sorry to hear about your loss. What an awful thing to happen. For someone who worked for the NHS for many years - and throughout Covid - the levels of selfish thoughtless behaviour where all of us but young, vulnerable and older people in particular are being put at risk of potentially serious infection continues to stagger me.

Also a lot of parents also seem to think chicken pox is something and nothing. Most of my children contracted it and it was a very mild illness, however when one of my sons came down with it it was horrific. He had them in his eyelids, down his throat, you could hardly see any normal skin and he ended up very poorly in hospital from them and he was a healthy fit young boy beforehand.

Very selfish behaviour. I used to do children's parties and had many an argument with parents who still wanted their parties to go ahead when their child was still infectious. I worked with a lot of vulnerable children and could not risk that for my staff or others. But I would always get the response 'it's just chicken pox'

I’m so sorry. I hope there is a happy outcome for you in the near future xx

Someone did this to me - came to visit me with the tail end of chicken pox when I was 21. I got it, then shingles and still have nerve pain from it 30 years later. So thanks.

WTF? Completely unreasonable to do that with child with chickenpox.

My son got chicken pox in his thirties . He was extremely ill. Your friend is nasty.

My DD caught chickenpox in her late thirties, she felt really rough for a while.

Some people are selfish dicks.

She probably sends them to school if they spend the night throwing up as well.

I would urge any adult who didn’t have chickenpox as a child to get vaccinated against shingles.

I had chickenpox as a child, but was found in early pregnancy to be not carrying antibodies.

Really selfish irresponsible behaviour.