Detained immigrant comes down with chickenpox days after prison staff said there weren't enough MD's

One of the immigrants who is being detained at a federal prison in California has come down with chickenpox, according to a letter obtained by LAist. Detention facilities are usually unsanitary areas with poor health care, and it is unclear how many people have been exposed to the very contagious chickenpox virus, which spreads through the air and can take up to 21 days to develop into the rash.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration moved 1,000 immigrant detainees to California’s Victorville Federal Correctional Complex as part of its vow to crack down on unauthorized immigration. This is the first time federal prisons have been used to hold this many immigrants. On Monday, the warden sent a letter to over 800 prison staff members about the sick detainee, who has now been isolated. Staff are now cleaning the housing unit and visiting room, the Bureau of Prisons told LAist. But in an overcrowded, understaffed area housing thousands, one case could easily spread and cause widespread health problems.

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17482782/immigrant-border-detention-center-chickenpox


(Since I do not get around little kids during child and flu seasons, What is being bred in these population groups?)