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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.
705 Questions
It is a noun (chicken pox is the name of a specific disease).
Does chickenpox belong in the herpesviridae family?
Chickenpox is one of eight herpes viruses known to infect humans and vertebrates.
Can chickenpox be in the ear canal?
Yes, you can get chickenpox bumps on any skin or mucous membranes, including the ear canal.
Can you die with chicken pocs?
If you have a friend or a family member who has chicken pox, there is good news. You cannot die with chicken pox.
How soon after chickenpox vaccine can you have an accurate titer drawn?
Because current tests don't do an adequate job of identifying antibodies resulting from immunization, the CDC does not recommend post-vaccine titers for anyone, including health care workers. So, at this time, the answer to your question is "never."
What do you put in your bath water when you have chickenpox?
There are a number of suggestions for bathing when you have chickenpox:
- oatmeal
- You should add hundred grams of salt to every eleven litres of water and then bath the child. Same is applicable to wash the burn areas or any ulcered skin areas. This gives you 0.9 % saline solution.
- if you put a half cup of baking soda in there it can reduce the itching.
What does it mean for an adult to have high levels of the chickenpox virus in their blood?
It is not normal to have a test to detect the level of chickenpox virus in your blood. There is a high level of chickenpox virus in your blood early in the infection. I suspect that you're asking about chickenpox antibody levels in your blood. High levels of antibodies to varicella zoster virus indicates immunity, whether through previous infection or through vaccination.
Can you eat ice cream when you have chickenpox?
There are no dietary restrictions when you have chickenpox. You can eat what you like.
Can you eat beef if you have chickenpox?
There are no dietary restrictions when you have chickenpox. You can eat what you like.
What is reactivated chickenpox called?
Shingles is the common name (herpes zoster the medical term) for reactivation of the chicken pox virus.
What does it mean when doctors says it is ruled out chickenpox?
To "rule out" something means to eliminate it as a possibility. Therefore, if the doctor has ruled out chickenpox, it means she has decided that you don't have chickenpox.
Does baking powder help chickenpox?
Baking soda can be helpful in the bath to reducing the itch from chickenpox. Baking powder is not normally used.
Smallpox, because the rash is centrifugal on the patient.
I had the shingles shot but now have shingles What is the prognosis for recovery for this?
Prognosis is good for recovery, but you could have another outbreak.
Why can't children go to school with chickenpox?
Parents don't want their children to get infected with it or else they can sue the school. So the schools make it laws.
Is it possible for neck glands never to go back down after having chickenpox?
It is likely that lymph nodes ("glands") in your next will be back to normal within months of having chickenpox.
Is chickenpox precautions another name for universal precautions?
No, chickenpox precautions and universal precautions are different. Universal precautions is the principle of treating all patients as if they were known to have an infection. Chickenpox precautions are a specific approach to isolation that takes into account both respiratory isolation and contact isolation.
If you have chickenpox in your ears and eyes can you become deaf and blind?
Chickenpox in your ears and eyes is uncomfortable, but does not cause you to lose your hearing or sight.
What are the causes of shingles and what do they go after?
Shingles IS caused by Herpes Zoster virus and it affects the nerves.
Can men trying to conceive get the chickenpox vaccine?
Yes why not?The live vaccine does not affect the testis sperm production
Yes because chicken pox is highly contagious.
It can spread easily through coughing or sneezing or through contact with the rash.
If you have had chicken pox before however you are immune.
Does chickenpox have anything to do with chickens?
no they are not related... chicken pox was just named after the chicken because the little blisters that burst up look like the peckmarks of a chicken
