• Question: Why do chicken pox itch?

    Asked by niamhw53 to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 25 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 25 Apr 2012:

      Hmmm, chicken pox is pretty itchy, isn’t it? I think it’s because the blisters contain a liquid that irritates the nerve endings in your skin. Because it gets the nerves excited, they fire off, which causes an itch.

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