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How do i know if my 1 year old has chickenpox? what exactly do i look for?

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Dr. Lori Semel answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Chicken pox: Varicella (chicken pox) starts as tiny little pimples that gradually change to be fluid filled blisters which eventually crust over in days to a week. They come more each day and each goes through the same cycle. The new lesions come out over around a 3 day period. There can be a mild viral like symptoms and low fever. Did your son get immunized for chicken pox?

Answered 8/9/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Chickenpox: Chickenpox is a disease that can cause a blistering rash, itching, fever & fatigue & is caused by the varicella- zoster virus. A rash from Chickenpox often occurs first on trunk (chest/back) or the face & then moves to extremities. The rash becomes blisters that itch. Blisters usually have all transformed into scabs in about a week. There are usually around 100 to 300 lesions (more on adults than

Answered 10/25/2018

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