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Chickenpox is contagious in catarrhal stage, like most respiratory viral infections. By the time you have vesicles present on your body, the disease has become very less contagious.
Chicken Pox is contagious the minute it begins to develop inside a body, and stops being contagious when the last of the blisters disappear, at all times; It can be spread through the air, by touch, or other common method of transfer.
When you come in physical contact with them
chicken pox is contagious only for about 2 days before and 4 days after the breakout. but u cant get it from like hugging someone. more like kissing.
you can only get it if the other person has chiken pox
Chickenpox is contagious during the incubation period and while new lesions are forming and lesions have not yet scabbed over. It is no longer contagious once all lesions have scabbed.
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What are some contagious chickenpox?
All chickenpox are contagious...there is only one kind...
Can you be contagious with chickenpox if you don't have symptoms?
Yes, you can be contagious with chickenpox before symptoms occur.
Is chickenpox contagious after they're dry?
Chickenpox is no longer contagious after the bumps are scabbed over and dry.
Can chickenpox spread before onset of scars?
Chickenpox is contagious until the chickenpox blisters and sores are scabbed.
Can cats get Chickenpox?
Cats can't get chickenpox. Chickenpox is a virus that is only contagious to humans and a few primates.
Is chickenpox contagious three days before blisters show?
Yes, chickenpox is contagious two to four days before the rash appears.
Is chickenpox contagious when bumps are visible?
Chickenpox is no longer contagious once the lesions are scabbed over. So it is possible for spots to be visible, but to no longer be contagious.A chickenpox rash is contagious until all lesions are scabbed over. A person may no longer be contagious even if the spots are still visible.
Is chickenpox contagious?
Yes, chickenpox is highly contagious. But only to people who have never had it or had the vaccine. In countries without routine vaccination, 90% of people get chickenpox before they are 15 years old.
Can you get chickenpox from your parents?
YES!!! It is a very contagious disease!
Why is chickenpox a communicable disease?
Chickenpox is very contagious, so that 90% of household contacts get the infection. As a result, in unimmunized populations, most adults are immune to chickenpox.
What are three examples as a contagious disease?
Cholera, bronchitis, and chickenpox.
Do people get chickenpox every time?
Chickenpox is highly infectious, but it isn't 100% contagious. 90% of household contacts will be infected.
