How does chickenpox work?

Answer 1

Chicken pox is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals, or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. (Wikipedia)

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Chickenpox (or chicken pox) is a highly contagious disease caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and becomes itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring. On examination, the observer typically finds lesions at various stages of healing.

Chickenpox is an airborne disease spread easily through coughing or sneezing of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. A person with chickenpox is infectious one to two days before the rash appears. They remain contagious until all lesions have crusted over (this takes approximately six days). Immuno-compromised patients are contagious during the entire period as new lesions keep appearing. Crusted lesions are not contagious.

Chickenpox has been observed in other primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas.

There are several theories regarding the origin of the term chicken pox. It is often stated to be a modification of chickpeas (based on resemblance of the vesicles to chickpeas), or due to the rash resembling chicken pecks. Other theories include the designation chicken for a child (i.e., literally 'child pox') or a corruption of itching-pox. Samuel Johnson explained the designation as "from its being of no very great danger."

Its through air.. When a infected person sneeze,cough or during normal expiration these virus can be present in them . When other people inhale that air, they become infected if they are not immune.

A infected person spreads the virus for about 10 days( 2-3 days before rash- vesicle and about 7 days after the first seen vesicle ; that is till the formation of scab)

If the virus enters a healthy person he gets the disease between 10-21 days with an average of 15 days (2 wks)

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Chicken pox attack on body because our immune has to fight with bacteria.And if ur immune is low so u cannot save from this virus.This virus spread by touching hand or body with another.

Answer 2

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, and it can spread easily. You can get chickenpox from an infected person who sneezes, coughs, or shares food with you. It is also spread if you touch the fluid from a chickenpox blister.

A person who has chickenpox can spread the virus even before he or she has any symptoms. Chickenpox is most easily spread from 2 to 3 days before the rash appears until all the blisters have crusted over.

Answer 3

Varicella Zoster is one of 8 herpes viruses that infect humans. It causes a disease called chicken pox. This virus can remain dormant in the base of the nerves for a very long time. If it becomes activated, it travels down the nerves and produces a rash along the nerve. It is called shingles at this time. This virus is like all other viruses in that it "hijacks" the host cell's DNA and causes this DNA to make Varicellaparticles.

Answer 4

It is highly contagious it can be spread by someone with chicken pox to someone who doesn't have chicken pox.

Answer 5

It attacks the nervous system. It is a disease of the ends of the nerve cells that are in the skin.

Answer 6

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