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Stroke After Varicella Vaccine
Chickenpox is a contagious disease that can spread from one person to another. It is quite common in children, especially those under 15. Chickenpox is generally a mild disease but it can cause many problems like brain swelling, skin infections and pneumonia. On the other hand, chickenpox can be a serious illness in adults and infants.
The varicella vaccine is a type of shot that can prevent chickenpox. Records and statistics show that nearly 90 percent of the people who receive varicella vaccine do not contract chickenpox, and the people who do get chickenpox after receiving the vaccine usually end up getting a milder form of the disease.
There is no doubt that getting a varicella vaccine is safer than getting chickenpox and most people do not get any side effects from receiving the vaccine. Although rare, there have been cases of people getting ischaemic strokes after receiving varicella vaccines. In fact, stroke after varicella vaccine is estimated to account for up to a third of all strokes that afflict infants. Ultimately, doctors and healthcare professionals say that the risk of varicella vaccine causing any serious health problems or death is negligible.
The fact that varicella vaccine is still a vaccine and there is a possibility that a serious problem can arise from receiving the vaccine. There have been cases of patients getting strokes, seizures, brain infection and severe allergic reactions after they have been vaccinated by varicella vaccine. But once again, these problems are very rare.
Ultimately one would have to agree that risks from the varicella vaccine are far lower than risks from chickenpox and this is even after taking into consideration that there have been cases of strokes after varicella vaccine.
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