How is chicken pos spread?
According to experts, Chicken pox can be spread by direct person-to-person contact or by airborne spread of vesicle fluid or secretions of the respiratory tract, such as coughing and sneezing. It is contagious from 1-2 days before the onset of the rash and may spread until all lesions have dried up and have become scabs. After one is exposed to the disease, it may take from 10 days to three weeks before you notice a rash. These two facts may make it hard for patients to identify when and where they were exposed to the illness. How can this disease be prevented? As the disease is self limiting, vaccination is optional and also expensive, said Dr AKM Shahidul Islam, associate professor of microbiology of Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital. People before going on a serious assignment or before important exams can vaccinate, he added. The chicken pox virus can spread through contact with fluid from blisters and can also live for long periods of time on inanimate objects. Therefore, to