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Your child has had chickenpox for 2-3 days now but is not itchy or blistered yet?
If your child had the vaccine previously, they may get a mild case without itching or blisters. However, if your child has not been vaccinated, the diagnosis is not likely to be chickenpox if bumps have been showing up for two to three days without itching or blistering. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
What else can I help you with?
How long can you have fever if you have chickenpox?
The fever for a child with chickenpox will usually last for two to three days.
Can a person who has had chickenpox hang out with a person who has chickenpox?
Yes, once a child has had chicken pox, he or she cannot cannot usually get the disease again and so could hang out with a child who has the disease. However, he or she should touch the open, oozing sores on the infected child, nor share anything that would transfer saliva. If the infected child is sneezing, that child should be kept at home until they are not sneezing.
Is there a preventive drug for chickenpox?
Chickenpox vaccine can be given up to five days after exposure to prevent chickenpox.
Do you get corn rash by getting cut by corn stalks?
I picked corn a couple of days ago and one of my lower forearms is broke out in a rash. I sure hope it is corn rash. I am beginning to think it spread to my neck also. Itchy and blistered. Only showing up on my arm that was pulling the corn off the stalk. Very itchy.
Is chickenpox contagious three days before blisters show?
Yes, chickenpox is contagious two to four days before the rash appears.
The symptoms are flu-like and there are red itchy bumps all over the back and stomach. What could it be?
If the symptoms you have are flu-like and there are red, itchy bumps all over your back and stomach, it could be chickenpox. Chickenpox usually starts out as a cold, and this is known as the incubation period when you are most contagious. After a few days, spots begin to develop over the trunk of the body, limbs and sometimes on the face. The spots develop a fluid-like center and are very itchy. You can take paracetamol or ibuprofen to reduce fever and apply calamine lotion to the spots to relieve itching.
What are the symptoms of chickenpox and who gets chickenpox the most?
Varicella is another name for chickenpox. There is a vaccine now for chickenpox. Children often got chickenpox when they were very young. This virus remains in the body until the immune system cannot repress it anymore. It then re-activates and forms shingles. About one in three will get shingles. A child who gets the vaccine will not get shingles when he gets older. The symptoms of chickenpox local look a lot like a "chicken pecked" a spot on the skin. These will begin to scab over in a few days. The scabs can be infectious.
When can you drink alcohol after having chickenpox?
after ten days i had it.
How was chickenpox created?
Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. It leads to a skin rash that is itchy and after a few days transforms into blisters. Chickenpox virus is transmitted by air and reaches a healthy organism by mouth or by nose. If an infected person coughs or sneezes and the small particles of saliva reaches a healthy person the virus will get into the lungs and then into the blood stream. If a person has had chickenpox the chances for it to develop this disease again are quite small. Chickenpox is very contagious and generally 90% of those who live close to the infected person will catch the virus if they are not immunized against it. It seems that chickenpox occurs more often during later winter and early spring moths.
Who cured chickenpox?
There is no vaccine to cure chickenpox. Chickenpox vaccine is used to prevent chickenpox, and can be used up to five days after exposure to the illness. Some severely infected patients might get IVIG to help cure chickenpox, but this is not considered a vaccine.
Can you get chickenpox if you visit a chickenpox carrier?
Absolutely. Chicken-pox is very contagious, especially during the first 2 to 5 days.
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.
