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The first line of defense against chickenpox are the defenses of the upper respiratory mucosa. The mucous and cilia help to sweep the virus out of the body. The inflammatory response releases inflammatory modulators that help destroy or incapacitate the virus. White blood cells find small parts of the chickenpox virus -- the "antigen" -- and learn to make antibodies to fight the antigen. If the body is infected again with the virus, these cells will produce antigen quickly to fight reinfection.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe body sends antibodies (white blood cells/ defender of the body) to attack the antigens (intruder coming into your system) who have taken over the cells of your body to replicate themselves. These antibodies attack the now damaged cell and the antigens in order to fight the varicella (chicken pox) virus.
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∙ 10y agoThe body's immune system creates anti-bodies.
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How do you stop chickenpox instantly?
You cannot stop chickenpox instantly, you just have to wait. See, the bumps from chickenpox actually protect your body from harmful bacteria in your body. There is a fight going on in your body between the anitbodies and bad germs. When the anitbodies win, the bumps go away. So be patient, think of it as a war, because you can't control when wars end. But if you feel the chickenpox lasted to long, check up with the doctor immediately.
If you had chickenpox at age 7 What might prevent you from getting chickenpox a year later?
You cannot get chickenpox twice. Your body adapts to the virus and you no longer break out. You can, however, get shingles later in life from the chickenpox virus still in your body.
Where on the body do you find chickenpox?
Chickenpox bumps can be found on any skin or mucous membranes.
Can you only get adult chickenpox on one part of the body?
Chickenpox in children and adults is typically throughout the body. Shingles is likely to be found on only one part of the body.
What could chickenpox come back as?
Chickenpox virus remains in your body, and may be reactivated later to cause shingles.
How do you get rid of chickenpox on your penis?
Chickenpox on your penis will go away with time just as it disappears from other parts of your body.
What are the advantages of chickenpox vaccine?
Chickenpox vaccine provides protection against the chickenpox virus, which can cause both chickenpox and shingles. Getting the vaccine reduces the risk of serious complications, which can occur in pregnant women with chickenpox as well as immunocompromised patients.its a practice for your body
Why you should not wet your body when you have chickenpox?
you get more sicker
what does Chickenpox look like?
The chickenpox virus appears all over a person's body when they have it. It shows up in the form of red dots, and can be contagious.
Can you get chickenpox after having shingles?
You had to have had chickenpox once to later develop shingles (a flareup of latent chickenpox virus still in the body). That initial case of chickenpox usually confers lifetime immunity to chickenpox, so you cannot be reinfected. But the immune system often is unable to totally eradicate the chickenpox virus from the body, only keep it at a very low "latent" level that is not contagious and causes no symptoms. Then as one gets older, sporadically the immune system loses control and the latent chickenpox virus growth flares, however instead of producing chickenpox symptoms it produces shingles symptoms. Eventually the immune system again gets control of the chickenpox virus in the body, which returns to latent levels again and the shingles goes away.
Where is the first place on your body to get chickenpox bumps?
Chickenpox lesions usually show up first on the chest, head, and back. Then it spreads over the body.
Is frequent bathing dangerous if you have chickenpox?
There is no harm in bathing as often as you like when you have chickenpox, as long as you avoid shivering or increasing your body temperature too high.
