Which precautions are implemented for a child with chickenpox?

Contact and airborne precautions. Contact precautions prevent transmission from direct (skin-to-skin) contact or touching a contaminated object. Airborne precautions are implemented to prevent transmission of pathogens in droplets less than 5 microns. Other diseases requiring airborne precautions are tuberculosis and rubeola.

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