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How Long Does Chicken Pox Take To Heal?

Welcome, My daughter has a chicken pox. She is well - no fever etc. - just some spots on her body. I noticed first spot 2 days ago, today morning she had more (up to 20-30 in total). We were planning 1 week holiday in Majorca (we have depature on Wednesday evening). My question is: can she go or should we cancel our holiday? I tried to find out how long is the infectious period but can t find the same opion...
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As long as she continues to get new lesions which would then be open, she would be contagious and would not be able to fly because of the risk of infecting other persons.

When all of the blisters have formed scabs she is no longer contagious.

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How Long Does Chicken Pox Take To Heal?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic As long as she continues to get new lesions which would then be open, she would be contagious and would not be able to fly because of the risk of infecting other persons. When all of the blisters have formed scabs she is no longer contagious. I hope this helps