Chicken+Pox


 * ﻿ Chicken P ox **

Varicella Zoster - Varicella is a virus that causes the condition called chickenpox. Varicella zoster comes from the same family of herpes. (Herpes is the name of the virus)
 * 1) The common and scientific name of the disease.

2. What causes it? How is transmitted? The infection is transferred from one person to another through contacts with the broken chickenpox. Chickenpox is spread by the droplets of moisture. The droplets are transmitted when the infected person sneezes or coughs.

3. What are the symptoms? How long do they last? Is it deadly? Chickenpox doesn't make you ill and the main problem is the itchy blister such as rash. Rash appears on the back first, then later may spread all over the body. The rash begins as flat, red spots. Symptoms develop 10-21 days after infection. Early chickenpox symptoms are itchy blisters. It appears on the trunk, face, and scalp first. These blisters can spread over the whole body. The rash appears in three steps. Later on, the blisters crus over. Most symptoms of chickenpox happen in people younger the 15 years old. The chickenpox vaccine had annual cycles, peaking in the spring of each year. The common symptoms of chickenpox: > > 4) Can it be cured? If so, how? If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it? > Here's are the tips can help people feel less itchy: > - Keep body cool, because heat or sweat will make your rash more itchy. People might want to put a cold wetcloth on the really bad areas. > - Cut you nail, so if you do scratch, you won’t tear you skin. > - Soak in a lukewarm bath. Adding some oatmeal to your bath water can help relieve the itching. > - Apply calamine lotion, which soothes itching. > > Don’t scratch! > Scratching the blisters can hurt or tear your skin. Scratching can let germs in, and may get infected. While you have the chickenpox, acetaminophen might help you feel better.
 * Headache
 * Sore throat
 * Backache [[image:Screen_shot_2011-08-19_at_11.19.31_PM.png width="221" height="143" align="right"]]
 * Mild fever
 * Chickenpox can be cured in 6-7 days, but if it's serious it will take more than 20 days.
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