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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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Can you get the chickenpox twice after getting the live virus vaccine?
It's possible, but not likely, to get chickenpox twice after getting chickenpox vaccine. Talk with your health care provider to find out how certain was the diagnosis.
How does Varicella zoster virus cause Chickenpox?
ok, Varicella, or Herpes Zoster is a cell to cell process. It can be spread through contact or air-born pathways. Once it invades the body it travels to the ganglia, or nerves of the body. Once your chickenpox episode is over, guess what? The Varicella is still in the body, only it has become dormant. It travels down the nerves into the spinal column. If it becomes active again, which can happen, it presents as "shingles". That's what they mean when they say if you have had Chickenpox you can get shingles. That's what shingles is; a reactivated, once dormant Chickenpox.
Is chickenpox contagious three days before blisters show?
Yes, chickenpox is contagious two to four days before the rash appears.
When you have chickenpox do you grow chicken feet too?
Luckily chicken pox actually has nothing to do with chickens, it's just a weird name for a virus. You do not grow chicken feet when you have chicken pox.
Do you need to fast for a chickenpox blood test?
You do not need to fast for a chickenpox blood test.
What is the connection between varicella and the chickenpox vaccine?
Varicella Zoster is a type of herpes virus that is commonly the cause of chickenpox. The chickenpox vaccine, often called the Varicella vaccine, is a live virus vaccine to protect against chickenpox, as it can be extremely dangerous in adults. As shingles can also result from the same virus, the vaccine protects against that as well.
How can a child at a birthday party give all the other children chickenpox?
Chickenpox may be transmitted by airborne droplets or by direct contact with chickenpox sores. It is highly contagious.
What does A pox on you for your loathsome chiding mean?
It means... Curse you for your hateful scolding!
What is the shape and structure of the chickenpox protein coat?
Varicella zoster virus, also known as human herpesvirus 3, has double stranded DNA for its genome, and is about 125000 nucleotides long.
The virus looks very much like a fried egg under the electron microscope. It has a lipid membrane, and is about 120-200 nm in diameter.
For more scientific information, see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/00.031.1.02.001.htm
There is no vaccine to cure chickenpox. Chickenpox vaccine is used to prevent chickenpox, and can be used up to five days after exposure to the illness. Some severely infected patients might get IVIG to help cure chickenpox, but this is not considered a vaccine.
Is your chickenpox mild or severe?
The severity of chickenpox can vary from person to person. Mild cases often involve fewer blisters and milder symptoms, while severe cases can lead to a higher number of blisters, fever, and complications. Factors such as age, overall health, and vaccination status can influence the severity. It's important to monitor symptoms and consult a healthcare professional if there are concerns.
Can chickenpox virus cause hepatitis C or is it in any way related to hep c?
no its very so much diffrent hep c has nothing to do with it
What causes chickenpox and how you can prevent it?
Chicken Pox is caused by the Varicella-zoster virus. It belongs to the family of Herpes viruses. Chickenpox seldom causes scarring, yet when it does, the scars most often occur around the eyes and consist of a small depression. Chickenpox lesions can become infected, usually from scratching and most frequently with bacteria called Staphylococcus. These secondary infections may be severe enough to require hospitalization. The virus is contained in the body fluids and in the lesions of skin and mucosa. It is transmitted from person to person by droplet infection through the respiratory tract. Rarely the condition may be caused by exposure to a case of Herpes Zoster. Once the virus enters the body it rests and reproduces in the lymph nodes of the body for about 3 to 4 days before it travels to the blood to infect the spleen and liver. It finally rests in the nerve roots near the spinal cord till it is activated. No trigger maybe needed for its activation, but sometimes it waits for events like stress or diminished immunity before it attacks.
Are chickenpox and smallpox similar?
Smallpox, cowpox, and chickenpox are all viral diseases that can cause sores. They are caused by different viruses. Smallpox is a serious illness, while chickenpox and cowpox are usually self-limited.
Chicken Pox is usually a mild childhood illness caused by Varicella. It is related to the bug that causes shingles.
Cowpox is found on the udders of cattle in the form of a rash or spots. It may also be found on domestic cats who enjoy catching mice and other small rodents.
A man called Edward Jenner noticed that dairymaids who caught Cowpox from cattle didn't get Smallpox. Smallpox was a serious and often fatal disease. So Edward Jenner thought that if people were given the very mild Cowpox germ they would be protected from the dangerous Smallpox germ.
He began to experiment and found the best way of giving people cowpox was by making a small scratch on the skin and dabbing the cowpox germ onto it.
It worked, and Edward Jenner is known as the Father of Modern Medicine. His vaccination programme spread throughout the world and Smallpox is said to be eradicated so that people are no longer vaccinated against Smallpox. I was vaccinated but my children weren't because Smallpox is no longer a threat. ity was from this idea that other vaccinations were developed.
