How Long After Exposure Do Symptoms Of Chicken Pox Appear?

Posted on Sun, 5 Jul 2015

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Question : how long after exposer do you get chicken pox and after you get them how long until they are over....

Answered by Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
10-21 days after exposure

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Thanks for posting in HCM.

Chickenpox is a viral infection.
It spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes or comes in contact.

You can get the infection and develop symptoms anytime between 10 and 21 days after exposure.
Red bumps and fluid filled blisters are formed. Multiple crops of rashes are formed.

The rashes usually disappear in 5-10 days forming crusts.

I hope that answers your query.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Regards,
Dr.Barani

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