Question 1

how long do chicken pox itch?

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Chicken pox: Itching from chicken pox can last up to two weeks.

Question 2

how long does chicken pox typically last?

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1-2 weeks: Typically chicken pox lasts about a week. However until all the lesions dry up and no longer are contagious could take 2 weeks.

Question 3

how long does chicken pox last in teenagers ?

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Chicken pox duration: Chicken pox generally lasts 5-7 days.  One is not contagious once all sores have crusted over- usually about a week.

Question 4

how long till chicken pox start to really itch?

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Maybe never.: Some cases of chicken pox never itch at all. Other cases begin itching on day one and don't stop until 2 weeks after the rash has resolved. There is no hard and fast rule.

Question 5

how long is chicken pox contagious?

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Varies: Patients (usually children) are infectious to others for roughly 2 days before the blisters occur and then until the blisters have formed scabs covering them completely, about 4 to 5 days.

Question 6

what to do if i want to ask how long is chicken pox contagious?

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About a week: Chickenpox tends to emerge in waves of new spots over a period of 2-5 days.The blister grows, pops ; crusts usually within a single day. A person is considered contagious for 1-2 days before to 6 days after the emergence of the rash.

Question 7

how long does chicken pox last for in the air? how long is the air "infected" for?

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Air not infected: Chicken pox is transmitted from someone with the disease sneezing or coughing in your face, or from the liquid inside of the blisters coming into contact with your mouth, nose or eyes.  The air is not really infected.

Question 8

how long does chicken pox vaccine last?

Accepted Answer

Unclear: Initially thought o be lifetime, than appeared to wane so recommendation for 2nd shot, unknown how long immunity really lasts.

Question 9

how long until my chicken pox go away?

Accepted Answer

Usually 7 to 10 days: From the time the rash appears and to the time scabs are formed and you are not contagious any more it takes aprox 7 to 10 days

Question 10

how long can the chicken pox virus (varicella) survive in fluid?

Accepted Answer

24 to 48 hours: There's a little debate about this point, but detergents, heat and dessication (drying) will kill it easily. However, if the surface is wet, the virus will survive longer, and it can survive on some surfaces for an extended period of time. There is debate about "sending it through the mail" on licked envelopes, and having it live in bedding.

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