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Your son has small bumps all over his body but no fever He just had his chickenpox vaccine?
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∙ 10y ago
Patients sometimes get a rash after chickenpox vaccine. It is possible that he could be contagious if his bumps are due to vaccine. He could be having an allergic reaction to the vaccination, or it could be a coincidence, and not be related to the vaccination. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your health history.
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How does chickenpox affect your skin?
Chickenpox causes small bumps that turn into blisters, sores, and crusts.
Do you have chickenpox if you have small bumps?
Many conditions cause small bumps. See your healthcare provider for a clear diagnosis.
Did you get vaccinated before you got chickenpox?
when I was small, they had no vaccine for chickenpox. I have to worry about shingles now. I did get a vaccination for that.
How close are scientists to finding a cure for chickenpox?
Chickenpox is not my area of expertise. I do, however, happen to know a thing or two about viruses. What I can tell you is that Chickenpox is an infection that is caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus. Viruses are very small organisms that can cause serious infections. Currently, modern medicine isn't able to cure viruses, only prevent them. In some cases, we are able to develop a "vaccine" against a virus. Vaccines are administered before a person is exposed to infection and often times will help them develop an immunity to disease. There is currently no cure for Chickenpox, however there has been a vaccine developed.
How can small pox kill you?
Chickenpox can kill you but it is rare. Before chickenpox vaccine became common in the US, 100 to 150 people died each year from chickenpox. Most of these were healthy adults. Since chickenpox vaccine became more common, Rates of chickenpox deaths are down by over 95% in patients under 50, and been halved in older adults. People at highest risk for complications from chickenpox are babies, teenagers, and adults; pregnant women; and people with lower immune response, such as those with HIV, those who had organ transplants, or people on chemotherapy or long-term steroids.
Is the tuberculosis vaccine a live vaccine?
TB vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine (LAV). This type of vaccine prepared from living micro-organisms (viruses, bacteria currently available) that have been weakened under laboratory conditions.LAV vaccines will replicate in a vaccinated individual and produce an immune response but usually cause a mild or no disease.
What is the difference between chickenpox and meningitis?
Chickenpox is a viral illness caused by varicella zoster virus. It typically causes a rash of blisters, sores, and scabs over the whole body. Scarlet fever is a complication of infection with Group A beta streptococcus, a bacteria. It causes a very fine, sandpaper-like rash of bumps without blistering, sores, or scabs.
What does yellow fever vaccine contain?
Yellow fever is caused by a virus that is spread by the female mosquito. The vaccine for yellow fever has been used commercially since the 1950's and one dose provides life-long vaccination against yellow fever.
Can you get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you had chickenpox vaccine?
You are not likely to get chickenpox from shingles if you had chickenpox vaccine. The vaccine offers good protection against chickenpox. In addition, shingles are only contagious through direct contact with wet lesions.No. They are immune.Shingles is not contagious from casual contact, but only from direct contact with wet lesions. A child that had chickenpox vaccine is not typically susceptible to infection with chickenpox.About ChickenpoxChickenpox is a common illness among kids, particularly those under age 12. An itchy rash of spots that look like blisters can appear all over the body and be accompanied by flu-like symptoms. Symptoms usually go away without treatment, but because the infection is very contagious, an infected child should stay home and rest until the symptoms are gone. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Kids can be protected from VZV by getting the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, usually between the ages of 12 to 15 months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends a booster shot at 4 to 6 years old for further protection. The CDC also recommends that people 13 years of age and older who have never had chickenpox or received the chickenpox vaccine get two doses of the vaccine at least 28 days apart.A person usually has only one episode of chickenpox, but VZV can lie dormant within the body and cause a different type of skin eruption later in life called shingles (or herpes zoster). Getting the chickenpox vaccine significantly lowers kids' chances of getting chickenpox, but they might still develop shingles later in life.SymptomsChickenpox causes a red, itchy skin rash that usually appears first on the abdomen or back and face, and then spreads to almost everywhere else on the body, including the scalp, mouth, nose, ears, and genitals. The rash begins as multiple small red bumps that look like pimples or insect bites. They develop into thin-walled blisters filled with clear fluid, which becomes cloudy. The blister wall breaks, leaving open sores, which finally crust over to become dry, brown scabs.Chickenpox blisters are usually less than a quarter of an inch wide, have a reddish base, and appear in crops over 2 to 4 days. The rash may be more extensive or severe in kids who have skin disorders such as eczema.Some kids have a fever, abdominal pain, sore throat, headache, or a vague sick feeling a day or 2 before the rash appears. These symptoms may last for a few days, and fever stays in the range of 100°-102° F (37.7°-38.8° C), though in rare cases may be higher. Younger kids often have milder symptoms and fewer blisters than older children or adults.Chickenpox is usually a mild illness, but can affect some infants, teens, adults, and people with weak immune systems more severely. Some people can develop serious bacterial infections involving the skin, lungs, bones, joints, and the brain (encephalitis). Even kids with normal immune systems can occasionally develop complications, most commonly a skin infection near the blisters.Anyone who has had chickenpox (or the chickenpox vaccine) as a child is at risk for developing shingles later in life, and up to 20% do. After an infection, VZV can remain inactive in nerve cells near the spinal cord and reactivate later as shingles, which can cause tingling, itching, or pain followed by a rash with red bumps and blisters. Shingles is sometimes treated with antiviral drugs, steroids, and pain medications, and there's now a shingles vaccine for people 60 and older.
Small bumps behind ears and along hair at the neck?
small bumps along hairline
What are symptoms for measles?
Measles can cause a fever, dry cough, pink eye, runny nose, small bumps in the mouth and a flat, red rash on the skin. It will get better in a few days just give Advil for fever and drink lots of fluids.
What is the medical term for the lesion associated with chickenpox?
The small blister of chickenpox, like all blisters, is referred to in medical terminology as a "vesicle."
