62 Best Doctors for Chickenpox Treatment in Kanpur

Chickenpox is an air-borne viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It is also termed as varicella named after the virus.

If you see symptoms of chickenpox, i.e. red or pink coloured itchy and fluid-filled blister like rashes on your skin, then you may be infected with chickenpox. Along with the rash there may be high fever.

The varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox, which lasts for 5-7 days. The different stages it has are (1) red or pink bumps or papules (2) small fluid-filled blisters which break and leak (3) crusts and scabs due to broken blisters.

Chickenpox symptoms appear between 10-21 days after the exposure with the virus.

Chickenpox can be infectious from 48 hours before the itchy rashes appear until the blisters crust over with dry scabs.