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If someone is in contact with someone with chickenpox they can EASILY catch the virus...so yes you can catch it even if the person doesn't have it YET it takes three days until you get sympthoms but you still have they virus and yes you are contagious I recomend you stay away

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Yes, chickenpox is spread through airborne respiratory droplets as well as by direct contact with lesions. You can get chickenpox if you're next to someone with the virus, and then you could spread it to others.

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