
How long
before my 2yr old shows
symptoms of chicken pox?
I had them very lightly when a child and did not even know I had them. My daughter also had only a few little bumps when she got them. If he has not had the shot for chicken pox, he could break out any day.Incubation period (time between infection and visible symptoms) for varicella zoster (chickenpox virus) is anywhere between 7 and 24 days. Unfortunately for you, this means he may or may not be infected, the only ways to be certain are to wait and see what unfolds or convince a doctor to screen his blood. (he will probably refuse to do this. Chickenpox is a relatively mild infection, on the other hand, and the itchy spots(vesicular rash) are more troubling than the mild fever.
good luck with your camping trip.
My 2yr old has been in contact with a child who has chicken pox, once when the spots were 2-3 days old and again yesterday when some were scabbing over. We are going camping in 4ays and are worried that my daughter will become ill there is it likely that if she has contracted chicken pox she will have spots by now or is it to soon for her to be showing symptoms? will i be camping and suddenly notice laods of spots!!!!!!!