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Signs of infection include leakage of pus from the blisters or excessive redness, warmth, tenderness, or swelling around the blisters.
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Does yellow pus mean chickenpox are infected?
Yes it does, the puss could potentially become poisonous and you need to get it out of the blister immediately. GET TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY
Can you carry chickenpox if you ve had it in the past?
A chickenpox "carrier" is someone who is infected with chickenpox but does not have symptoms. Anyone susceptible to chickenpox can be a chickenpox carrier. Someone who had the vaccine is unlikely to be infected with and carry chickenpox.
How Chickenpox works?
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, and it can spread easily. You can get chickenpox from an infected person who sneezes, coughs, or shares food with you. It is also spread if you touch the fluid from a chickenpox blister. A person who has chickenpox can spread the virus even before he or she has any symptoms. Chickenpox is most easily spread from 2 to 3 days before the rash appears until all the blisters have crusted over.
Can you get chickenpox as an adult If you were a carrier as a child?
A carrier of chickenpox is someone who is infected but doesn't have symptoms. Most people who get chickenpox do not get infected twice. You are not likely to get chickenpox as an adult if you had them as a child.
Can someone get chickenpox from a third party?
You can get chickenpox from someone who is infected.
Can you carry chickenpox if you yourself are not infected?
To "carry" an infectious disease means to be infected without having symptoms; therefore, you can't "carry" chickenpox if you're not infected.
What is the medical term for the lesion associated with chickenpox?
The small blister of chickenpox, like all blisters, is referred to in medical terminology as a "vesicle."
What would cause a blister on the gums?
what can cause a gum blister above a crown inlay 6 months later
What is the difference between AIDS and chickenpox?
Aids is caught by having sex with a infected person, or having infected blood.while chickenpox is coght from the air or viral.
What if your friend got chickenpox and you spent the night?
If you spent time with someone with chickenpox, you could be infected unless you had chickenpox or the vaccine before.
How would you develop natural active immunity to chickenpox?
Natural active immunity to chickenpox is developed by being infected with chickenpox disease.
Can you transmit chickenpox if you don't have it but been in contact with someone who does?
You can't transmit chickenpox if you aren't infected.
