When does chicken pox stop being infectious?

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is it when the rash appears, or when they crust over?
TIA x

When they're crusty I think.

once the last pox scabbed over. My DD had loads of pox and had one stubborn pox by her heel...on they 7th day it managed to scab over!

thanks x

when they are crusty
how is she today?

My 4yr old DD had them early on this year and gave them to me so there I was, aged 36, with a severe dose of chicken pox..1000's of the damn things.
We were told they stop being infectious 4 days after the last spot has appeared but how on earth are you supposed to know which are new spots when you're covered?!

I was told by the doctor that it was 4 to 5 days after the last spot appeared. Which was fine for my two eldest, but littlest Manky was still coming out in new spots 9 days after the first appeared, poor baby.

her spottiness seems to have peaked, luckily none on her face, all on her torso, tummy & back.. she is fine in herself

thanks x