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When a children have chicken pox, how long do they feel sickly for?
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4-7 days: We don't see chicken pox very often anymore due to the vaccine. The illness can last a long time 5-7 days and sometimes more. He is considered not conagious when the last pox scabs over.
Answered 4/30/2016
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