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While most parents worry about their children's Halloween candy containing an allergen, drugs, or even razor blades, I'm sure it's rarely, if ever, crossed someone's mind that those same treats could be contaminated with a viral infection.

However, parents in Queensland, Australia, were left terrified and on high alert this Halloween after a woman purporting to be a nurse told Facebook she had infected her Halloween candy with chickenpox, Newsweek reported.