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Symptoms of Chickenpox

The first signs that a child is coming down with chickenpox usually include some combination of the following:

• Moderate fever.
• Headache.
• Fatigue.
• Itchiness.
• Sore throat.

A day or two after these first symptoms appear, a child with chickenpox will develop the tell-tale rash, usually characterized by the following:

• It starts out flat and reddish, centered on the trunk of the body.
• A day or so after it first appears, it spreads to the extremities, neck, and face, and turns from red splotches into masses of tiny pimples.
• It is intensely itchy.