yes they can be but you get chickenpox
my uncle had them on his face years ago and it looked like he had a huge fight with a boxer thats how bad they were my 3 kids ended up with chickpox the 2 girls didnt have them that bad but boy did my son he was covered from head to toe with them and to this day my uncle keeps saying how he gave them chicken pox and he still has trouble with them
sarahxxx