will my son get chickenpox?

Question

my daughter got chickenpox on 14/02/2007, my son had plenty of contact with her will he get it? it is now 2 weeks later he still has not got it?

Answer 1

have you restocked the calomine lotion!
it can take about two weeks for the illness to show.

bring on the spots!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person’s coughing or sneezing. Touching the fluid from a chickenpox blister can also spread the disease.

A person with chickenpox is contagious from 1–2 days before the rash appears until all blisters have formed scabs. This may take 5–10 days.

It takes from 10–21 days after contact with an infected person for someone to develop chickenpox.

If your son does not get it then don't worry about it too much. I know some mothers try to get their children to catch it at a young age so they don't suffer as much when older (or scratch as much).

Its not wise to allow babies near anyone with chicken pox though as it can be fatal and damaging.

My eldest had his chicken pox when he was about 3 years old and our 2 years old has not got it yet but am not worried.

Am in no rush to have my children catch every disease available??!! I'll be happy for them to be without any, thank you. Its bad enough with the colds.

Answer 4

has he had the injection? if yes then he wont get them

Chickenpox is a common illness among kids, particularly those under age 12. An itchy rash of spots that look like blisters can appear all over the body and may be accompanied by flu-like symptoms. Symptoms usually go away without treatment, but because the infection is very contagious, an infected child should stay home and rest until the symptoms are gone.

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Kids can be protected from VZV by getting the chickenpox vaccine, usually between the ages of 12 to 18 months, though sometimes the vaccine is given to older kids, teens, and adults.

A person usually has only one episode of chickenpox, but VZV can lie dormant within the body and cause a different type of skin eruption later in life called shingles (or herpes zoster). Getting the chickenpox vaccine significantly lowers your child's chances of getting chickenpox, but he or she may still develop shingles later.


Contagiousness
Chickenpox is contagious from about 2 days before the rash appears and lasts until all the blisters are crusted over. A child with chickenpox should be kept out of school until all blisters have dried, usually about 1 week. If you're unsure about whether your child is ready to return to school, ask your doctor.

Chickenpox is very contagious — most kids with a sibling who's been infected will get it as well, showing symptoms about 2 weeks after the first child does. To help keep the virus from spreading, make sure your kids wash their hands frequently, particularly before eating and after using the bathroom. And keep a child with chickenpox away from unvaccinated siblings as much as possible.

People who haven't had chickenpox also can catch it from someone with shingles, but they cannot catch shingles itself. That's because shingles can only develop from a reactivation of VZV in someone who has previously had chickenpox.

Answer 5

The spots will probably start to come out round about now. I think it takes about 10 days for it to show. My daughter got this twice!! The doctor couldn't believe it!! In the USA they have chicken pox parties so all the kids can get it over with at once! Good idea I think!!

Answer 6

chickenpox is highly contagious and it does take time for the symptoms to develop it can take up to 14 days to appear from first contact with the virus. Whilst it is likely you son will also develop chicken pox, if he has not had it before, it usually gives immunity to chicken pox for life.

Answer 7

it is about a 2 week incubation period if he is going to get it he would have had it by now, this happened to my friends child he was playing with his cousin who had chicken pox and never got it then 2 years later when there was another outbreak he then had chicken pox

Answer 8

not doubt he will get chickenpox, my daughter got it really badley then a week later my son got it but not as bad has she did, in fact very few spots. dont worry too much!

Answer 9

The incubation is about 2 weeks

Answer 10

my daughter had chickenpox on january and few days later my four months baby had it.my other son did'nt get it.

Answer 11

after 21 days he is pretty much not going to get them. Some kids dont get them, and some kids will break out in such a mild rash that you wont even notice.