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Chicken pox

2017-07-20 19:21:05
Symptoms of chicken pox started last Saturday spots appeared yesterday how long do we need to keep child at home?
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Patient is infective till the last spot has dried,which takes about a week. Keep him in isolation till that time.

Answered2017-07-21 03:43:24

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