 [ Symptoms ] i have a skin rash that looks like ringworm but is not its red and very itchy and spreading everywhere what can i do  my breakout started with one bump on my thigh then a day later there were two on my upper body then all of a sudden the next week my whole upper body was covered in red raised and itchy bumps i am into my second week with this and it is spreading to my face all over my arms and moving down my legs i am not in pain but it is hard to deal with being itchy everywhere i do not have any other symptoms if there was a way to know what i have just anything to help thank you [ Disease ] most people develop lifetime immunity to chickenpox after the first occurrence and never experience it again but the virus can sometimes resurface later in life as shingles zoster the current aim in the u s and many other countries is to achieve universal or nearly universal immunization of children with the chickenpox vaccine the vaccination requires only two shots the first vaccination is given at about 1 year of age and the second booster is given at 4 years of age if an older person has not had chickenpox the shot may be given at any time there have been few significant adverse reactions to the chickenpox vaccine all children except those with a compromised immune system should have the vaccination vaccination has been associated with a 90 decrease in the incidence of chickenpox and significantly lower complication rates in those who do develop the symptoms