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SWBTATTReg

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3. When I was a kid, and an outbreak occurred, we all would have Chicken Pox parties so all of the kids would get Shingles

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:19 AM

Dec 8

Our Aunt/nurse, Moms, etc. would gather all of the kids who would stay at one house, w/ the adults who already were immune to Shingles (they caught already).

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful, blistering skin rash caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (the same virus that causes chickenpox).

I don't know if Shingles does slow dementia down, my Aunt who held one or more chicken pox parties was in pretty bad shape, dementia-wise unfortunately...she was at least in her 80s.

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Shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, new study suggests [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 OP

Well that's good................ Lovie777 Dec 8 #1

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When I was a kid, and an outbreak occurred, we all would have Chicken Pox parties so all of the kids would get Shingles SWBTATTReg Dec 8 #3

"I don't know if Shingles does slow dementia down" - The OP says the shingles VACCINE may slow progression of dementia chia Dec 8 #4

Shingles affects the central nervous system Zambero Dec 8 #5

Sounds like a smart choice you're stating. SWBTATTReg Dec 9 #6

Thanks for clarifying. I knew that they were somehow tied together, since we had the parties (which by the way, was the SWBTATTReg Dec 9 #7