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For How Long Should A Child With Chicken Pox Be Quarantined?
My 5 year old has had chicken pox for 5/6 days now. He has had it pretty mild (he had it as a baby too); he has had a very mild fever and he has been his 'usual happy self' throughout. Most of the spots have now scabbed up, but he has 2 spots on his scalp with yellow heads (they do not look like they are about to burst; more like they are drying up). Is he okay to return to school yet? Thank you in advance for your time.
Mon, 3 Aug 2015
Hi
Thanks for your query at HCM.
I would like to tell you that the child of chicken pox remains infectious till there are scabbing present. Till scabbing is present do not send the child to school.T he AAP recommends excluding affected children from school until the sixth day of rash.
Take care
Hope I answered your query
Dr Sheetal Verma
Thanks for your query at HCM.
I would like to tell you that the child of chicken pox remains infectious till there are scabbing present. Till scabbing is present do not send the child to school.T he AAP recommends excluding affected children from school until the sixth day of rash.
Take care
Hope I answered your query
Dr Sheetal Verma
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