For most people, the treatment given in chickenpox is meant to make the patient more comfortable until the immune system helps the illness resolve. For a few people, treatment may be required to reduce the risk of severe complications.
Not much is known on how chickenpox was treated during the Colonial period. Chickenpox was discovered during the 1500's by Giovanni Filippo.
One can get treatment for chickenpox at a local drug store such as Walgreen or CVS. Treatments can be in the form of cream, liquid, or pills. Most treatments usually take a couple hours to start working.
White stuff does not come out of chickenpox bumps. Perhaps you have misdiagnosed yourself. See your health care provider for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Like other vaccines, the chickenpox vaccine prevents children from contracting the virus that causes chickenpox. Chickenpox is harmless to most children but can be deadly and can lead to the disease shingles later in life.
An itchy, crusty infection immediately following chickenpox is likely to be impetigo due to secondary infection of chickenpox sores. See your health care provider as soon as possible for effective diagnosis and treatment.
Bumps on hands and feet only is unlikely to be chickenpox. Coxsackievirus is a possibility. See your health care provider for definite diagnosis and treatment.
The goal of treatment is to lower blood pressure to levels that will prevent heart disease and other complications of hypertension.
The goal of DVT treatment is prevention of clots travelling, growing and recurring. Also part of this treatment is to avoid leg pain and swelling and further complications.
The answer depends on your wife's history of chickenpox or vaccination, and on the treatment regimen used. Contact your health care provider for information specific to your situation.
There is no chickenpox RNA; chickenpox is a DNA virus.
A person with a history of chickenpox or history of chickenpox vaccine will typically have a positive antibody test for chickenpox.
If your son has chickenpox and eczema, you should see your health care provider for more close evaluation and treatment. Contact your pediatrician or family practitioner today for advice specific to your situation.