It is possible to be infected by contact with someone who is having chickenpox, and active prevention should be carried out.
Chickenpox is a virus-induced infectious disease, chickenpox patients are the only source of infection, the virus can exist in the patient’s upper respiratory tract mucosa and herpes fluid, the infectious period is longer, from 1~2 days before the onset of the disease to the herpes all scabs can be infected to others.
There is a general susceptibility to chickenpox in the population, and most susceptible children over 6 months of age can develop the disease after contact with a chickenpox patient. Therefore, try to avoid contact with people who have chickenpox to avoid infection, and even if the disease is cured, it may lead to recurrence of symptoms such as herpes zoster.
After contact with people with chickenpox, timely prevention should be carried out. Chickenpox is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and direct contact, and attention should be paid to the isolation of people with chickenpox.