Is chickenpox contagious?

  Chickenpox is an acute respiratory tract infection, with strong contagious, the main means of transmission is direct contact or through respiratory droplets, such as contact with contaminated patient utensils, as well as the patient’s herpes rupture plasma and be infected.  The chickenpox virus exists mainly in the patient’s lesioned skin mucous membrane, blood and herpes fluid, and the patient is the only source of infection, so it is important to do a good job of isolation treatment measures, so as to effectively cut off the transmission route, depending on the severity of the disease can choose to isolate at home or hospital treatment. Although chickenpox is highly contagious and has a rapid onset, it is self-limiting and most patients are cured in about two weeks, except for the formation of herpes on the skin and extreme itching, so avoid excessive scratching of the herpes to form ulcers and cause secondary infections.  In addition to isolation measures to reduce and prevent infection during chicken pox, patients should be allowed to drink more water, and their utensils and change of clothes, as far as possible, can be boiled and disinfected after washing or sun exposure. In addition, pay attention to temperature control during treatment to reduce the occurrence of complications.