Tips for preventing the spread of chickenpox
To prevent the spread of chickenpox infection:
- You or your child should not return to work, school, or day care until after all skin sores have crusted over, usually about 5 to 7 days after the rash started.
- Use a household cleaner such as Lysol or Pine-Sol to wash any articles that are soiled with fluid from chickenpox blisters.
- Stay away from other family members who have not had chickenpox. Family members are 5 times more likely to get chickenpox from an infected person in their household than from playmates or schoolmates.
- Stay away from people who have not had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, especially pregnant women and people with impaired immune systems.
| Author: | Amy Fackler, MA Debby Golonka, MPH | Last Updated: June 13, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics | |
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