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Can you be contagious with chickenpox if you don't have symptoms?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes, you can be contagious with chickenpox before symptoms occur.
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Is there a such thing as being a doner for chickenpox?
The word "donor" is not typically used for chickenpox. The word "carrier" is used to indicate someone who is contagious for chickenpox but doesn't yet have symptoms.
What are some contagious chickenpox?
All chickenpox are contagious...there is only one kind...
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.
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.
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.
Can you be a carrier If you never had chickenpox?
When people speak of a "carrier" of an infectious disease, they normally are referring to someone who is carrying the germ, can infect others, but has no symptoms. The period between getting the virus and getting symptoms is called the "incubation period" of an infection. The incubation period of chickenpox is 10-21 days, but is typically about two weeks. However, chickenpox is a virus in the herpes family that goes into remission after the patient recovers from chickenpox. The virus stays in your body. It is the same virus that causes shingles in some in later years. However, in this period of remission, the patient is not contagious and isn't, technically, a "carrier."
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!
Will vaccination guarantee that I won't get shingles?
Shingles is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox. Symptoms include a . Prevention and Shingles Vaccine.
