“How long are children with chicken pox contagious?”
My child has chicken pox, and I know that I should be careful. How long are children with chicken pox contagious?
3 Answers
They are contagious until all blisters are crusted and no new ones have come up. This usually takes a week. They are 95% contagious and spread respiratory not just touching the lesion.
Children with chickenpox are contagious until all the pox lesions have crusted over. The amount of time this takes varies, but is usually about 5-7 days. Contagiousness actually starts before the skin lesions even appear, so that part is not predictable. The END of the contagious period is very easy to ascertain because you just wait until the lesions are all crusted over and no new lesions are appearing.
Randall Fisher, M.D.
Randall Fisher, M.D.
One is contagious from the onset of respiratory symptoms like cough, even before rash appears till all lesions have scabbed over.
