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Are falling scabs of chickenpox also contagious? All my blisters have dried up.Please advise.
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Yes it is contagious.
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The dried scabs of chickenpox are not contagious and it is spread by air before the vesicles appear on your body and the people think it spreads when the lesions appear. The person with chickenpox is contagious from the beginning of the illness (up to 2 days before the spots appear) until about 5 days after the first spots appear. So long as there are no new blisters or moist crusts on spots, the person will not be contagious even if there are still crusts on the skin.
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