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Chickenpox

Chickenpox is a contagious and airborne disease primarily due to varicella zoster virus (VZV). The disease can be easily spread through sneezing or coughing of infected individuals or through direct contact with the fluids secreted by the rash.

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How does herpes zoster differ from varicella zoster virus?

When a person gets chickenpox, the rash will go away but the virus is still in the body and becomes dormant. If the virus becomes active again in the nerves, it is then called herpes zoster or shingles. This usually occurs when a person becomes older, but only in a small percentage of the population. Herpes simplex causes the cold sores or genital herpes.

What was the year of invention for chickenpox vaccine?

The vaccine for chicken pox came out in the year 1995, because many people were dying from this disease. But only adults were dying from it and they say very few kids died from it.
1995
February 30, 19990.543. If you are wondering why this is a dog that can lick oysters with its finger then pumpkins are green and have did you know that the tree in my backyard is purple and french fries taste good with grass cakes.
The first vaccine was given in 1975.
1995 in the United States

Can you get chickenpox if you are already on antibiotics for a skin infection?

No. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus and cannot be treated with an antibiotic as antibiotics target bacterial infections.Chickenpox can usually run its course without seeking medical intervention, but visiting a doctor as soon as the rash appears may enable them to diagnose it early enough to give you antiviral medication. This medication will slow and stop the spread of the rash and reduce the healing time.

However a doctor should usually be visited as soon as possible to offer suggestions and -if it was caught early enough- prescriptions.

Chickenpox is highly contagious and people with the virus should avoid contact with other people until the blisters scab over, signalling that the virus is no longer contagious.

How do you diagnose chickenpox?

Yes, you can go to your doctor and they can test your blood to see if you have the antibodies or not. The test is a varicella titer, or varicella IgG.

When can you fly after having chickenpox?

You are considered non-contagious when all chickenpox bumps are scabbed over. Many airlines will require a letter from your physician to prove this. If however, you are one of the lucky few and didn't get that many pock marks on your face, you can pass them as acne.

What Famous people died from chickenpox?

It's said that Abe Lincoln, Joe Stalin and Elizabeth 1 of England all survived survived the disease. But the most famous has to be the un-named milk maids who didn't seem to get the dreaded "pox" at all, and gave Jenner the idea to bang someone full of cowpox to see what happens. That someone I believe was a 14 year old boy, obviously not "important enough" to record for history, vaccination was born.

Does chickenpox affect a certain ethnic group?

the germans are most likely to get polio its part of the geneva convention

What is the best case scenario for chickenpox?

If you have to get the chicken pox...try to get them while you are young. The older you are the greater the risk. also, try not to itch the pox because they can leave unsightly, and damaging scars. If you are able to moderate your fever, avoid scratching, and contract the disease in childhood you should experience no hardship outside of the disease running it's natural course. Once you have chicken pox you can never get them again (however it does leave you suseptable to Shingles...but that's a different story). As an additional side note; vaccinations now help many to never contract the pox to begin with.

What should you spray on your 12 year old's bed when they had a friend spend the night and you found out they had ChickenPox?

  • Spraying the bed after a child that has Chicken Pox and has shared the bed with your child will do nothing. Many parents prefer that their children get the usual childhood diseases such as Chicken Pox; Red Measles, etc. Scientists find that when children get these diseases it builds up their immune system. Your child may not get the Chicken Pox and if he/she does then contact your family doctor by phone (do not take your child out or have others into your home) for instructions. If you or your husband have not had Chicken Pox you have a risk of getting them as do any other children in your family.

Who created the world's first vaccine?

Edward Jenner

He noticed that people who had cowpox did not suffer from smallpox. He found a young boy whose family had smallpox and inserted the pus from a cowpox pustule into a cut. The boy survived.

What happens if a one year old gets the wrong dosage of the chickenpox vaccine?

Patients of all ages get the same 0.5 ml dose of chickenpox vaccine. If your child got a different dose, follow up care (in particular, reinection) will depend on if the dose was too high or too low. Find out what dose your child received, then call your local Department of Health vaccination department or your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.

How different is Russia now from what it was 20 years ago?

Twenty years ago - it means 1986. Soviet Union was still on the map. 1986 - second year of Gorbachev's rule. It was a very bad year for Mother Russia and for its political system: the very year of Chernobyl nuclear disaster (April 26). In other aspects, picture was almost the same as during last years of Brejnev: steady deterioration in all spheres of life, but population has been used to it long ago. Dissident movement (not numerous at best times) has been practically silenced. Governing elite (so called "nomenklatura" - something like 3.000 families) was comparatively well off, but difference in life style and level was not as visual for general public as it is now. In capital - Moscow - situation was a bit better than in provinces, but not that much: severe shortages of food and custom goods, service nonexistent, practically no entertainment; no reliable news from abroad; strict restriction on visiting foreign countries, in wallets - only soviet money - "roubles" and "kopecs": foreign currency was obtainable only on black market and to buy it there was a criminal offence ruthlessly punished; everything belonged to state, state controlled all; state was the only employer. Communist party enrolment reached nearly 20.000.000 people, but all perks were reserved for its top echelon. No democracy whatsoever. On positive side: no enemployment, especially for blue color jobs; medicine was free (not for all kinds of treatment though); rent was stable and on low level; pride of being a citizen of great and mighty empire (it was rather large than great & certainly not so mighty, but only unlucky few knew it); no visible animosity between soviet nations (but Jews were disliked and Turkic peoples (Uzbecks, Kazakhs) were placidly called "lumpheads"). So one might say that for men and women who got nothing against unsophisticated, bleak but rather predictable day-to-day life this kind of existence was acceptable.Nowadays, on skin level, nearly everything has changed: no Soviet Union, no Politburo, goods are in plenty (but money is short for most people); one can travel (if you got time and money: a lot of people got neither); one can have his own business (a bit more theoretically than practically); information from abroad is available (especially for English-speaking); elections run with alternative candidats (most of them though are not alternative at all) and so on.Has a people psyche changed? Yes and no... Classic citation is appropriate:"Que sert-il qu'on se contrefasse?Pretendre ainsi changer est une illusionL'on reprend sa premiere traceA la premiere occasion..."Jean de La Fontaine, "Le loup et le renard".

How do germs not get into your body?

they be in the air but it matter if your not breathing

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Who would heal faster with chickenpox a 4 month old baby or an adult?

A baby would heal faster with chickenpox than an adult, in general.

Which is not a communicable disease chickenpox or pinkeye cancer or strep?

Chickenpox and strep are communicable. Pinkeye is the common term for conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the lining of the eyelids and eyeball. Usually conjunctivitis is viral or bacterial, but allergic or irritant conjunctivitis can occur. The vast majority of cancers are not communicable, but some infections, such as HPV and hepatitis B, can increase the risk of cancer.

Are shingles catchy?

No. You can however catch chickenpox from the shingles if you've never had them before. The shingles themselves come from a dormant chickenpox virus in your skin tissue.

Your son has small bumps all over his body but no fever He just had his chickenpox vaccine?

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.

Can chickens spread bacteria?

Anything can spread bacteria, including chicken.

If you get a blood test for chickenpox antibodies will they check for marijuana?

A chickenpox antibody test will not detect marijuana. If you are having such a test for a pre-employment physical, drug testing may be part of the exam.