Chickenpox is circulating in Casper.  At one time this was a common childhood disease that even caused death, however, now it is a preventable disease. Signs of chickenpox are rash, itching, fever and tiredness.  It can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, brain damage, or even death. Chickenpox can be spread from person to person through the air, or by contact with fluid from the chickenpox blisters. Lifetime complications of the disease can be a painful rash called shingles which may appear years after the initial infection.

The current recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that everyone who has never had the Chickenpox disease should have 2 doses of Chickenpox vaccine.  Old recommendations were for children to be vaccinated only one time.  Please check your records; children with only one vaccination will still require another dose to provide optimal protection.  Protect your child from this disease and have them vaccinated according to this recommendation.