Chickenpox

A child or someone who never had chicken pox before can get chickenpox from someone who has chickenpox (varicella).

The same virus that causes chickenpox (varicella zosteror VSV) can cause shingles. If you previously had chicken pox, you cannot be re-infected with chicken pox.

Shingles only affects older people, generally over 50 yrs old, or if the person is immuno-compromised.

So a child who has chicken pox can infect any person who never had chicken pox..

But once you have had chicken pox, your body creates immunity, even if your chicken pox were "mild" at the time. The virus remains in the body. In later years, the virus can be re-activated to cause shingles.

A person with shingles can give someone chicken pox, but only if the child never had chicken pox before. And it usually requires direct contact with the oozing sores, or saliva.

An older person with shingles cannot give another older person shingles, but the second person might be more vulnerable to developing shingles (i.e. having the virus re-triggered in their own body) if the second older person touches the oozing fluid, or is under stress, or is immuno-compromised. For example, let's say John develops shingles. He and his wife, Mary, are both 65 yrs old and each had chicken pox as children. Mary has had chemotherapy during the last year for breast cancer and her immune system is not good. She touches one of the oozing sores on her husband, then forgets to wash her hands immediately. She brushes her hair from her face and rubs her eyes from being fatigued. Within weeks, she too develops shingles. It could also spread if John touches weeping sores and doesn't wash his hands; or allows someone to touch the open sores.

Chickenpox Chickenpox is a viral infection in which a person develops extremely itchy blisters all over the body. It used to be one of the classic childhood diseases. However, it has become much less common since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine. Causes Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster (shingles) in adults. Chickenpox can be spread very easily to others. You may get chickenpox from touching the fluids from a chickenpox blister, or if someone with the disease coughs or sneezes near you. Even those with mild illness may be contagious. A person with chickenpox becomes contagious 1 to 2 days before their blisters appear. They remain contagious until all the blisters have crusted over. Most cases of chickenpox occur in children younger than 10. The disease is usually mild, although serious complications sometimes occur. Adults and older children usually get sicker than younger children. Children whose mothers have had chickenpox or have received the chickenpox vaccine are not very likely to catch it before they are 1 year old. If they do catch chickenpox, they often have mild cases. This is because antibodies from their mothers' blood help protect them. Children under 1 year old whose mothers have not had chickenpox or the vaccine can get severe chickenpox. Severe chickenpox symptoms are more common in children whose immune system does not work well because of an illness or medicines such as chemotherapy and steroids.

Symptoms Most children with chickenpox have the following symptoms before the rash appears:

• Fever
• Headache
• Stomach ache

• The blisters are usually first seen on the face, middle of the body, or scalp.
• After a day or two, the blisters become cloudy and then scab. Meanwhile, new blisters form in groups. They often appear in the mouth, in the vagina, and on the eyelids.
• Children with skin problems, such as eczema, may get thousands of blisters.

Here are things to try:

• Avoid scratching or rubbing the itchy areas. Keep fingernails short to avoid damaging the skin from scratching.
• Wear cool, light, loose bedclothes. Avoid wearing rough clothing, particularly wool, over an itchy area.
• Take lukewarm baths using little soap and rinse thoroughly. Try a skin-soothing oatmeal or cornstarch bath.
• Apply a soothing moisturizer after bathing to soften and cool the skin.
• Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat and humidity.
• Try over-the-counter oral antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), but be aware of possible side effects such as drowsiness.
• Try over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream on itchy areas.

• Antiviral medication is not usually prescribed to otherwise healthy children who do not have severe symptoms. Adults and teens, who are at risk for more severe symptoms, may benefit from antiviral medication if it is given early.
• Antiviral medication may be very important in those who have skin conditions (such as eczema or recent sunburn), lung conditions (such as asthma), or who have recently taken steroids.
• Some doctors also give antiviral medicines to people in the same household who also develop chickenpox, because they will usually develop more severe symptoms.

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Alternative Names Varicella; Chicken pox

So It Means We May Get Chicken Pox On Our Genitals , Especially On Female's Genitalia : Vagina .

So Be Careful Do Not Scratch Them , Consult A Doctor [Urinary Doctor] Immediately.

Thank You , Take Care