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WCDT: 2631-2635 (Feb 03 - 07 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 05 Feb 2014, 01:32 ---Chicken pox as an adult is or can be shingles, which is more serious - that's why it's best to get it as a child and build up immunity.
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Wrong - shingles results from the dormant chickenpox virus from an earlier infection reactivating in later life. If you've not had chickenpox you won't get shingles.
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 05 Feb 2014, 01:32 ---I think my uncle got shingles despite having had chicken pox as a kid though, so it's not foolproof.
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That's exactly how it works.
Lubricus:
And here I thought "shingles" very just drunk singles... :-D
greywolfe:
Poor Marbear, she's committed now! At least she's not running away...
Lubricus:
...Yet. We'll see.
Schwungrad:
--- Quote from: Lubricus on 05 Feb 2014, 02:10 ---And here I thought "shingles" very just drunk singles... :-D
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And I thought it were wooden rooftiles.
Well, that answers the question about the nature of Marigold's skin condition. Freckles and moles usually don't multiply under stress, not even in art forms that like to exaggerate for comedic effect.
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