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If you type in Journal+chicken pox into Google search, you will find many professional journal articles or case studies about chicken pox. But most case studies will give a typical history and development of a child who acquires chicken pox. The child would have been exposed, often in pre-school, kindergarten or in grade school; the child's peers often had chicken pox before or near the same time as a child first becoming ill. A child may have been "fine" one day or slightly feverish, then the classic "pox" sores begin to show. The child should immediately be kept at home and not taken to public places.
The "spots" often start on the trunk-- the chest and back-- but can appear on any skin surface. As more spots show, itchiness often develops. The child may have a low grade fever, aches, and pains. Within a few days, the spots begin to open and weep clear fluid. The fluid contains the virus, so it is the fluid that can spread the disease, and the fluid from mucous membranes (coughing, sneezing). The child should be encouraged to rest and to not scratch. Scratching can cause secondary skin infection and lead to complications. Within about a week to 2 weeks, the sores begin to dry and crust. Usually by then, the child and parents are going stir crazy!
The child can go back to school once the dried sores have begun to fade.
What else can I help you with?
Can you get chickenpox if you are immune?
You are not likely to get chickenpox if you are immune, but it sometimes happens. When it does, the second case is usually mild with few bumps.
Can you get chickenpox after 2 vacines?
You are unlikely to get chickenpox after two vaccines, but it is possible. If it occurs, you would expect a very mild case.
What if you get chickenpox after having the vaccine?
If you get chickenpox after having the vaccine, it is likely to be very mild case and unlikely to cause serious complications.
Why would you have no immunity to chickenpox when you had as a child?
A case of chickenpox in childhood normally confers lifelong immunity, regardless of the severity of the case. The cellular immunity that prevents chickenpox can decline with time due to age or from immunosuppression from medications or health conditions. But I wonder if you might be asking why a blood test for chickenpox antibodies would be negative if you had chickenpox as a child. There are two possible explanations. One is that the original diagnosis of chickenpox was wrong. The other is that you have a false negative test; this can happen sometimes even when you are still immune. In either case, a vaccine for chickenpox may be a good choice. Talk with your healthcare provider about what makes sense give your medical history.
Can you get shingles from lying in a bed after someone else who had shingles say in a hospital?
Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus. You do not get shingles from someone with shingles; you get chickenpox from someone with shingles. Then when you get older, you will get shingles because you had chickenpox. Or, you might get older and never get chickenpox. In that case, you will thank your mother for having you vaccinated against chickenpox when you were a child.
What is a milder version of chickenpox called?
There is no special medical term for a mild case of chickenpox. Shingles is the term for a recurrence of chickenpox that is usually covering a small area of the body; however, the symptoms may be different and, in some ways, more severe. Shingles isn't considered a milder version of chickenpox.
How many adults are immune to chickenpox?
Study results reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that more than 90% of American adults are immune to the chickenpox virus.
Your granddaughter has chickenpox when is it safe to go visit her as you work with elderly and vulnerable people?
If you work with elderly and vulnerable people, you should have demonstrated immunity to chickenpox by having it in the past or by having two doses of chickenpox vaccine. If that is the case, there is no risk in visiting your granddaughter.
Could I have gotten chickenpox as a child without knowing as my sister got them and we shared the same bed?
Yes, you can have a case of chickenpox so mild that you didn't notice any bumps.
What is chickenpox RNA?
There is no chickenpox RNA; chickenpox is a DNA virus.
How can you fake a case of chickenpox?
The hallmark of chickenpox diagnosis is finding lesions that are blistered, red, and scabbed at the same time. You'd be hard pressed to fake that without significant stage makeup skills.
Can you test positive if you had chickenpox vaccine but never had chickenpox?
A person with a history of chickenpox or history of chickenpox vaccine will typically have a positive antibody test for chickenpox.
