My daughter jus had chicken pox about six weeks ago. Yes, you run the fever, aches, etc. about 24 hours before the rash sets in. She was sick one day, felt better the next and later that day the pox started to show up. She had a mild case as she had two immunizations. My son, 3, had only one immunization and never contracted it from her.
If I am not mistaken, chicken pox usually manifests itself as shingles in adults. Please correct me if I am wrong.
"If I am not mistaken, chicken pox usually manifests itself as shingles in adults. Please correct me if I am wrong." Depends if the adult has had them or not. If no, then they get a very NASTY case (I was one of them), but generally any recurrance manifests itself as shingles.