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How long to wait for chickenpox?

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LivingForSummer · 03/02/2020 09:14

My 2 year old's childminder messaged me last Wednesday to say a child had chickenpox, my dd was in last Monday and had been in contact with the child.
Saturday night she had a fever which went down with paracetamol, and yesterday she didn't eat much but was fine in herself otherwise. Today she has a bit of a cold (runny nose, cough) but is still fine in herself and no fever.

Today she is the only child at the childminders as the others have chickenpox, how long do I have to wait before I can assume she hasn't caught it?

In case it helps, my dd goes to the childminder on Mondays & Thursdays, I don't know exact dates that the children got the spots, but I found about the first child last Wednesday.

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Seeline · 03/02/2020 09:16

IME its usually around 14 days from first contact, but I believe it can be up to 21 days.

LivingForSummer · 03/02/2020 09:24

@Seeline I should know within the next 2 weeks then! Thanks 😊

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