0
Can you get chickenpox if you are already on antibiotics for a skin infection?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
However a doctor should usually be visited as soon as possible to offer suggestions and -if it was caught early enough- prescriptions.
Chickenpox is highly contagious and people with the virus should avoid contact with other people until the blisters scab over, signalling that the virus is no longer contagious.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoBecause chickenpox is a viral disease, antibiotics are ineffective against it. Your doctor will give you antibiotics if secondary infection has occurred -- that is, if the chickenpox bumps show signs of infection with bacteria.
Antivirals can be used to treat chickenpox in severe cases, but do not cure the infection. The virus remains in your body for life.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoNo. It is a virus and no virus is affected by an antibiotic.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoYes, you can get chickenpox even if you're on antibiotics. Chickenpox is viral and is not affected by antibiotics aimed at bacteria.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Are skin lesions of chickenpox a sign of infection?
Yes, the skin lesions of chickenpox are the most specific sign of the infection.
Is there a natural immunity to chickenpox that protects you from shingles?
Natural immunity to chickenpox results from previous infection. There is no other way to be naturally immune to chickenpox. Sometimes, the previous infection may be mild enough that the disease was not noticed. You can become artificially immune to chickenpox by getting chickenpox vaccine.
What causes skin itchiness?
, itching skin may arise from infectious diseases, such as: Bacterial infection of the skin, Chickenpox Dry Skin, Seasonal and environmental Allergies.
Can you spread chickenpox if you don't have it?
A chickenpox "carrier" is someone who is infected with chickenpox but does not have symptoms. Anyone susceptible to chickenpox can be a chickenpox carrier. If you are a carrier, typically you will develop blisters as the illness progresses.
What is the correct use of a topical antibiotic?
For the topical antibiotic to work best, it should be used only to prevent infection in a fresh wound, not to treat an infection that has already started.
Cure for ringworm?
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Anti fungal antibiotics will be required to cure the infection.
Do you have to have skin to skin contact to get chickenpox?
No, you do not have to have skin to skin contact in order to be infected with chickenpox. You can get chickenpox by breathing in the germs from someones sneeze, cough, skin to skin contact, or touching a surface the infected person has recently touched. Hope this helps. :)
What is Biodroxil use for?
CATEGORIES: Infection, skin and skin structuresInfection, urinary tractPharyngitisTonsillitisPregnancy Category BFDA FDS Drug Classes: Antibiotics, cephalosporins
Can you get chickenpox on your scrotum?
You can get chickenpox on your scrotum and on any skin or mucous membranes.
What can put a person at risk to contract Cellulitis?
Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria. Normally, your skin helps protect you from infection. But if you have a cut, sore, or insect bite, bacteria can get into the skin and spread to deeper tissues. If it is not treated with antibiotics, the infection can spread to the blood or lymph nodes. This can be deadly.
What are some illnesses with similar symptoms to Impetigo?
Shingles is a viral disease related to chickenpox. It results from reactivation of the lifelong infection with the chickenpox virus. Chickenpox can cause myocarditis as a complication. There can be secondary bacterial infection of the skin. Rarely there can be viral encephalitis.
Can you get chickenpox on your vagina?
You can get chickenpox on any skin or mucous membranes, including the genitals.
