if an adult exposed to chicken pox and not had them or the vaccine what is the earliest in number of days for?

Question

my son who is disabled was exposed to my grandaughter who had them and it was confirmed she was still in contagious time on thursday night and it is now tuesday and it appears he has the same look of pox she had with the pimples with white heads but only a few of them so far.

Answer 1

Chicken Pox (Varicella)
A highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash. Chicken pox infections occur year-round, most often during winter and spring.
What are the symptoms?

The incubation period—the time from exposure to the chicken pox virus until you develop symptoms—is usually 14 to 16 days but can be from 10 to 21 days. You or your child may feel sick and have a fever for 1 or 2 days before the chicken pox rash develops. The most distinctive sign of infection is an itchy rash of red spots and blisters. Some children may have a worse rash and more symptoms than others.

It takes about 1 or 2 days for a chicken pox red spot (macule) to go through all of its stages, including blistering, bursting, drying, and crusting over. New red spots continue to develop every day for as long as 5 to 7 days. Symptoms usually last about 10 days.

Children usually can return to school or daycare when they stop developing new red spots.

Teenagers, adults—especially pregnant women—and anyone with other conditions or illnesses should see a health professional.

As for shingles, you can only GET SHINGLES IF YOU HAVE HAD CHICKEN POX, the virus lays dormant, and may reactivate, when stressed, or some virus etc.

Shingles
Shingles is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have had chickenpox, the chickenpox virus remains inactive in your body in certain nerves. If the virus does become active again, usually later in life, it causes shingles. Shingle is very painful.

My husband is a insulin diabetic, and came down with chicken pox, from our daughter, with in a fortnight of her coming down with them. And was very ill.

Please if you believe your son has chicken pox please seek medical assistance immediately, especially as he has a disability.

I seriously hope he has not got chicken pox, if he does your in for a rough ride.

Take care and good luck.

Answer 2

If the governmenet isn't going to pay for it (which they do not in which I reside, and different vaccines are blanketed), then they've no correct to require it for college. I not ever acquired my children the bird pox vaccine, and my handiest rationale was once in view that of the fee. My children (twins) each acquired bird pox at age four, on the detailed equal time. It did not faze them in any respect, actually we went on a pre-deliberate excursion two days once they broke out, and my children each have weakened immune procedures, they have been 7 weeks untimely and each have mile-lengthy lists of allergic reactions.

Answer 3

Probably less than a week. He could get shingles instead of chicken pox if he's an adult...very painful. Get a doctor to check him out.

Answer 4

if he does have chicken pox,he will not get shingles,chicken pox does not usually have white heads just water blisters that then scabs over

Answer 5

sounds like chicken pox.

Answer 6

if he was exposed most likely he will contract them also and if you have not had them you will also .they have a incubation period of about 10 days

Answer 7

looks like hes got them then..but if an adult gets them it will go into shingles...and can be serious...and make you very ill...ask your doctor