Chicken Pox Parties? What’s Next,and You won’t Believe It!

Nashville : TN : USA | Nov 05, 2011 at 2:22 PM PDT

By Dava Castillo

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Apparently chicken pox parties had been the rage by some parents who believe actually making their children suffer through them will boost their immunity.

But now these misguided parents have taken this event to a new, lower level. They are mailing objects that have been contaminated with the chicken pox virus to people who cannot attend one of their “parties.”

This was reported by a Nashville Tennessee TV station when a woman charged $50 to send lollipops with contaminated saliva from her own ill children to people who wanted to infect their children.

A Nashville prosecutor Jerry Martin warned that this is illegal and unsafe, according to a report in AP.

When my children had chicken pox, it was incredibly unpleasant and painful for them. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to purposely infect their children under the false belief that it's the right thing to do.

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The most well-known symptom of chickenpox is a red, blistery rash that starts on the upper half of the body. Portions of the rash generally appear in waves, totaling 250 to 500 lesions. Blisters may appear anywhere on the body. (Picture from freefoto.com)

Dava Castillo is based in Clearlake, California, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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