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What steps could a school implement to stop the spread of chickenpox?
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∙ 10y ago
Immediate chickenpox immunization clinics, strict handwashing, cough hygiene, and restricting return of sick school community members until all lesions are scabbed can stop the spread of chickenpox within a school.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYou can prevent the spread of chickenpox in hospitals by ensuring the immunity of all hospital workers, and by using appropriate droplet isolation techniques for suspected or confirmed cases of chickenpox. As always, handwashing and effective housekeeping strategies are the first line if defense.
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Can you spread chickenpox if you were next to someone with the virus?
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
Why can't you swim if you have chickenpox?
Swimming with chickenpox could spread the infection to others. A person with chickenpox should stay away from other people until the blisters and sores have scabbed. Swimming with open lesions may also cause a small risk of secondary infection if you swim in water that includes microbes.
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.
If you had chickenpox your bumps may get what?
If you had chickenpox, it's possible for your bumps to get a secondary infection. In other words, you could have a bacterial infection of the chickenpox sores.
What could chickenpox come back as?
Chickenpox virus remains in your body, and may be reactivated later to cause shingles.
I have come out in a rash all over me could it be to do with my children having chickenpox although i had them as a baby?
If you had it as a baby, it could be chickenpox: if not enough immunity is built up the first time, then the varciella-zoster virus can strike again, as chickenpox, not shingles.
Can you be near toddlers and babies if you have chickenpox?
A child/infant should not be around someone with chicken pox. If a child has already had the vaccination, they should be okay; however, vaccinated children have developed chicken pox. http://www.drgreene.com/21_510.html
Do any children really like chickenpox?
No, chicken pox is very unpleasant, but if they want an excuse to get out of school then that could possibly be something they would like about chicken pox.
Im pregnant and you might have chickenpox but you dont have the symptoms could it be something else?
Chickenpox and pregnancy are two different sickness all together.
Could you die from chickenpox in the 16th century?
Yes, there have always been deaths from chickenpox. Usually, patients recover completely without complications.
What factors have helped sports to spread across the globe?
some could be globalization etc :) i hate school!!
Could you die from chickenpox if you're 13?
chickenpox can cause death in a person of any age. This happens due to complications such as pnuemonia, meningitis, staph infections etc.
