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Chicken pox - Contagious or not
Hello Doctor, I had chicken pox and today is the 15th day, The sad part is , I am having a 2 month old baby.So I want to know if I am still contagious.All of the blisters are dried and fallen off. But still I think 2-3 crusts are still there in the back and some are forming a 2nd layer of crusts.So am I still contagious or can I hold my baby?Please reply soon.
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Hello! I empathize with you that you had chicken pox at such a time. Usually patient are contagious 2 days prior to appearance of rash and till 5 to 7 days after rash appears. Usually the blisters are contagious. As per the books you are not contagious right now.
A person exposed to chickenpox virus develops the disease after 15 days of exposure.
I hope good health for your baby but keep the baby under observation for chickenpox in coming days.
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