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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 a person who has had chickenpox hang out with a person who has chickenpox?

Yes, once a child has had chicken pox, he or she cannot cannot usually get the disease again and so could hang out with a child who has the disease.

However, he or she should touch the open, oozing sores on the infected child, nor share anything that would transfer saliva. If the infected child is sneezing, that child should be kept at home until they are not sneezing.

What could cause a circle of itchy red raised spots have come round the chickenpox spots?

Sometimes granuloma annulare can arise after chickenpox infection. See your health care provider for further diagnosis and treatment.

Can chickenpox cause Encephalitis?

No. Or rather, I should say, "Not unless you scratch so hard you get into your skull" :} You're safe from encephalitis, but you should know that herpes is contagious and requires you to take sterile procedures. Mostly, washing your hands thoroughly and often will do. If you have herpes, you're going to have to develop lifelong habits of good hygene. This seems like a good, safe place to start.

How does chickenpox work?

Chicken pox is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals, or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. (Wikipedia)

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Chickenpox (or chicken pox) is a highly contagious disease caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and becomes itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring. On examination, the observer typically finds lesions at various stages of healing.

Chickenpox is an airborne disease spread easily through coughing or sneezing of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. A person with chickenpox is infectious one to two days before the rash appears. They remain contagious until all lesions have crusted over (this takes approximately six days). Immuno-compromised patients are contagious during the entire period as new lesions keep appearing. Crusted lesions are not contagious.

Chickenpox has been observed in other primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas.

There are several theories regarding the origin of the term chicken pox. It is often stated to be a modification of chickpeas (based on resemblance of the vesicles to chickpeas), or due to the rash resembling chicken pecks. Other theories include the designation chicken for a child (i.e., literally 'child pox') or a corruption of itching-pox. Samuel Johnson explained the designation as "from its being of no very great danger."

Its through air.. When a infected person sneeze,cough or during normal expiration these virus can be present in them . When other people inhale that air, they become infected if they are not immune.

A infected person spreads the virus for about 10 days( 2-3 days before rash- vesicle and about 7 days after the first seen vesicle ; that is till the formation of scab)

If the virus enters a healthy person he gets the disease between 10-21 days with an average of 15 days (2 wks)

Read more: How_does_chickenpox_attack_and_spread
Chicken pox attack on body because our immune has to fight with bacteria.And if ur immune is low so u cannot save from this virus.This virus spread by touching hand or body with another.

Is it safe for a pregnant woman to work with shingles despite having chickenpox?

Shingles is not contagious -- it can't be "caught" from someone else. People with shingles can give you chickenpox if you haven't had it.

See related link below for information on transmitting shingles

How 2 increase immunity system?

the first i am guessing is to get a vaccine. Here the body recieves a piece of the virus that is innactive. The body responds by learning the disease and preventing it from happening in the future. The other way (for some diseases) is to experience the disease. Some diseases like chicken pox only happens once and after you're body won't let it happen again.

How do you control itching from chickenpox?

Some things that may help the itch:

  • Benadryl- an antihistamine can be used to relieve pain, itching, and swelling.
  • promethazine (Phenergan)
  • Smother calamine lotion over the blisters
  • Trimming fingernails.
  • Get a soft sock on your hand and gently rub over the blisters
  • A paste can be made using baking soda and water, this will also help the itch.
  • A baking soda or oatmeal bath can ease itching. Pat dry; don't rub
  • Applying cool, wet towels to the skin and allowing to dry.
  • Calamine lotion or witch hazel directly on lesions to ease itching.
  • Aveeno - Oatmeal bath soak is a wonderful moisturizing treatment for dry skin and also helps Chickenpox from itching.
  • Keep sores clean by washing daily
  • Clean cotton linen can increase your comfort.

Can you get chickenpox starting on the bottom?

Not exactly. Typically you have Chicken pox all over your body. However, if you have a mild case or a post-vaccine case (that is much milder), it is possible to have a breakout in which the most visable symptoms are primarily in one area. For example, my daughter had a post-vaccine breakout in which her whole body had a mild rash but only her bottom was broken out in the recognizable "Pox" markings. xz

What should you do if you have chickenpox in your ear?

Chicken pox is a viral infection that causes a rash.

Your hair is DEAD....not alive.....

It is IMPOSSIBLE to have chicken pox in your hair (a virus cannot infect, breed, or live on a dead surface).

Perhaps you have chicken pox on your SCALP which is the SKIN of your head which IS alive......

What type of pathogen causes chickenpox measles and mumps?

Colds, influenza and measles are all three caused by different kinds of viruses.

Can you get chickenpox if you had it as a newborn baby?

Usually a skin rash that look like pimples or mosquito bites that develop into blisters and then into open sores, sometimes this is accompanied by a low grade fever. After 2 - 4 days symptoms should start to disappear, unless your child has a weakened immune system then a more serious rash, fever or more serious infections.

What is the difference between chickenpox and meningitis?

Chickenpox is a viral illness caused by varicella zoster virus. It typically causes a rash of blisters, sores, and scabs over the whole body. Scarlet fever is a complication of infection with Group A beta streptococcus, a bacteria. It causes a very fine, sandpaper-like rash of bumps without blistering, sores, or scabs.

Can you get chickenpox vaccine if you already had chickenpox?

Yes, you can give chickenpox vaccine in the same area as other vaccines.

Can you use soap and shampoo when you have chickenpox?

It would be better to avoid the use of cleansers with acids while you have chickenpox. Use a gentle cleanser and pat dry instead.

Can chickenpox be prevented by taking homeopathy?

Chickenpox can't be prevented with homeopathy.

Can you carry chickenpox to other adults if you are caring for a child with chickenpox?

Any person suffering from a virus such as chicken pox should be isolated.

If you are caring for a person with chicken pox you will not pass on the virus to another person who has already suffered a form of the disease; they will be immune.

When visiting or caring for a person with any illness, especially an infectious disease, good hygiene is essential. The most important aspect of good hygiene is hand-washing; you should wash your hands thoroughly, in hot water if possible, and dry them well before and after contact with the ill person.

This is hugely important because if you are caring for or visiting an ill person, you could not only carry their infection to others, but could easily transmit an infection to them, picked up from hand contact or by contact with objects such as telephones, door handles, light switches, elevator buttons, and so on.

A person who is already ill is at greater risk of contracting an infection. Very many infections are transmitted by contact with someone either suffering from the infection or someone who has had contact with an infected person and failed to observe proper hygiene procedures.

If you touched someone with chickenpox the day before, you are not likely to carry chickenpox to another child unless you yourself are infected. If you don't have immunity and got infected as a result of your contact, you could infect others.

Is chickenpox curable?

Technically, there is no cure for chickenpox. Once you get the virus, it stays in your body for life. However, the acute illness of chickenpox usually goes away within a few weeks without treatment. For those with serious illness or at high risk for complications, antiviral medication may be used to decrease the severity. Otherwise, usually it's treated symptomatically with medicine or home remedies to decrease itching, fever, or aches.

Can you take acetaminophen if you have chickenpox?

All children with chickenpox should avoid aspirin. If a child can safely take acetaminophen, s/he can do so when s/he has chickenpox.

How neccessary is the shingles vaccine?

Since only about 5% will have recurring outbreaks, it may not be worth getting the vaccine (unless you are one of the 5%).

Can you swim after chickenpox have scabbed?

There are some things to consider when contemplating going into salt water if you have chickenpox:

  • You should not leave the house until all lesions are scabbed; otherwise, you could infect someone.
  • You should protect your skin from infection until all lesions are scabbed.
  • Exposure to sun could slow down healing and make chickenpox marks and scars more noticeable.

If these aren't a problem for you, there's no reason to avoid swimming in saltwater with chickenpox.

Can you have chickenpox and German measles at same time?

This is just possible theoretically. But it should be very rare in practice to have such patient.

Will shingles recur if you are exposed to chickenpox?

Current exposure to chickenpox does not increase the risk of shingles. A past history of chickenpox is the necessary condition for getting shingles. It's not something you catch from someone; it's reactivation of previous chickenpox infection.

Can you get chickenpox on your eye?

Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, a member of the herpes family. And chickenpox can affect the mucous membranes near the eye. However, chickenpox does not cause the kind of vision-threatening infection usually associated with herpes simplex or herpes zoster infection of the eye.