Chickenpox is a disease that can occur in people of all ages and genders. It mostly occurs in children. Chickenpox is a contagious disease that spreads easily among people who do not have the disease or those with low immunity who come into contact or breathe together.
Chickenpox is caused by a virus called Varicella zoster virus (VZV) or Human herpesvirus type 3 (HHV-3). This virus causes chickenpox in people who are newly infected. After that, the virus goes dormant in nerve ganglia. When people get older or their immune systems are weak, the dormant virus will grow back and cause shingles.
Symptoms of chickenpox may begin with a low-grade fever, chills, headache, fatigue, lethargy, sore throat, and loss of appetite in the first 1 to 2 days of infection. A rash of red spots appears on the face and throughout the body สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่. These rashes develop into small, fluid-filled blisters over the next 2 to 4 days before scabbing over the following week.
In addition, patients often have itching in the area where the rash or blisters occur. Symptoms of chickenpox in young children are mostly mild, but symptoms in teenagers or adults may develop into more severe diseases. And for those who have been vaccinated against chickenpox, they can also be infected, but it is very rare and has only mild symptoms.
Recommendations
- Most cases of this disease go away on their own. Fever may last only a few days, while the blisters scab over and fall off in 1 to 3 weeks. In adults, the disease may last longer than in children.
- The patient should be isolated. The contagious period is from 24 hours before the rash appears until 6 days after the rash appears.
- Both oral (eg, herbal) and topical steroids should not be used as they may worsen the disease.
- There are no contraindications for this disease. Patients should eat plenty of protein-rich foods (such as meat, milk, and eggs) to build up their immunity.
- Once you have this disease, you will usually have lifelong immunity and will not get it again. However, you may have the chance of getting shingles later on.
Note: Children with chickenpox should keep their nails short and avoid scratching the itchy blisters, which can cause scarring.