When is a child with chickenpox considered to be no longer contagious?
a. When fever is absent c. 24 hours after lesions erupt
b. When lesions are crusted d. 8 days after onset of illness
ANS: B
When the lesions are crusted, the chickenpox is no longer contagious. This may be a week after onset of disease. The child is still contagious once the fever has subsided and after the lesions erupt, and may or may not be contagious any time after 6 days as long as all lesions are crusted over.
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