Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that only affects a person once in their lifetime Only in rare cases can people ...

For parents looking to avoid packing on the pills, Dr Missick recommended wet or cold compresses and bathing your child in ...

Your son is infectious from 24 hours before the first spots appear and until all the spots are covered with scabs, which usually ... Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult ...

A person with chickenpox is usually contagious for one to two days until the blisters become scabs, Bryant said. “I encourage parents and guardians to discuss the chickenpox vaccine with their ...

Chickenpox tends to emerge on the body in three stages but new spots can appear while others are becoming blisters or forming a scab, reports the NHS. The spots can: ...

Children with chickenpox should ideally stay inside and have as little contact with other people as possible until all of their blisters have formed scabs and no new ones are appearing ...