Chickenpox

There is no medical reason to avoid baths if you have chickenpox. See related links for reliable sources.

My husband just got out of the hospital for chicken pox and meningitis, and the nurses and doctors said to help with the chicken pox to bath in a half a bottle of "PH Balance". You can get it an any pool/hot tub place. It is normally used in pools, and hot tubs, but the said that it will help dry out the chicken pox and get rid of them faster.

Adding finely-ground (colloidal) oatmeal such as Aveeno can help improve itching. Oatmeal baths can be prepared at home also by grinding or blending dry oatmeal into a fine powder and adding about 2 cups to the bath water. One-half to one cup of baking soda may also be added to bath water to reduce itching.

If you only have regular oatmeal you can put it in a clean tube sock and put it in the bath water with you and it will be released in the water and you can take the sock and pat your skin with it. The sock method is so that the oatmeal does not plug your drain.

Chickenpox in adulthood does not have a special name. However, shingles is an infection that can result from later reactivation of your lifelong infection with chickenpox virus. It happens most often in adults.

The fever for a child with chickenpox will usually last for two to three days.

There are no dietary restrictions when you have chickenpox. You can eat what you like.

depends what kindda bug and your allergies such as the brown recklous spider can take months to show a reaction generally a growing spot of tissue damage needs medical care some bites minutes or even seconds.if swelling of area swelling of tongue hives or other allergic symptoms occure see a dr. less severe sometimes white vinegar or hydrocortisone cream will help the more you scratch the more you will itch ...hope this helps

Yes you still can get herpes is you have the chicken pox vaccination.

Chickenpox is no longer contagious once the lesions are scabbed over. So it is possible for spots to be visible, but to no longer be contagious.
A chickenpox rash is contagious until all lesions are scabbed over. A person may no longer be contagious even if the spots are still visible.

A culture test and the most modern blood tests can distinguish chickenpox from herpes. Older-generation blood tests may not. Talk to your health care provider for information specific to your situation and test results.

Someone with chickenpox should stay home from work until all lesions are scabbed. In the US, your employer's policy about leave is individual to the company.

As chickenpox bumps develop, they start as red bumps and then transform to blisters, sores, and then scabs.

Cold, flu, chickenpox, and hepatitis are all infectious viral diseases.

Just read where Roseanne Barr had shingles and stated they were worse than childbirth.

Everyone goes red when they exercise - you can't really help that because blood rushes to your face. If you take things easier and slower and don't strain yourself as much you'll go red later then normal but I don't think it can be avoided. Something away from exercise - if you tend to get a red flushed face a green-tinted foundation or concealor can help. The cosmetics company MAC does one, but make sure you don't use too much or you'll look like Shrek! Hope this helps!

The first line of defense against chickenpox are the defenses of the upper respiratory mucosa. The mucous and cilia help to sweep the virus out of the body. The inflammatory response releases inflammatory modulators that help destroy or incapacitate the virus. White blood cells find small parts of the chickenpox virus -- the "antigen" -- and learn to make antibodies to fight the antigen. If the body is infected again with the virus, these cells will produce antigen quickly to fight reinfection.

You should seek medical attention right away if you have given your child Aspirin when they have chicken pox. When Aspirin is given to a child with chicken pox, it can cause them to get a condition called Reyes syndrome.

Michiaki Takahashi is the one who invented the chickenpox vaccine. He invented it in 1974 and it has been used in the United States since 1995 as a regular childhood vaccination.

This is a trick question. The proper name for the system of skin is called the Integument. How do you know someone has chicken pox? By seeing the rash on the skin. So the answer is : it forms a rash or vesicles.

This is a layman's understanding of the situation. Shingles occurs in individuals who have already had episodes of chickenpox, sometimes many years prior to the shingles. The virus doesn't leave the system after the course of the original episode of chickenpox. The virus takes up residence in various parts of the nervous system, where it just remains completely harmless for most people. It is not clear what triggers an episode of shingles, but the virus will sometimes work its way down the nerves/neurons to cause an episode of 'shingles'. Shingles itself is not caused (at least directly) by exposure to an airborne virus. Chickenpox, however, can be transmitted as an airborne infection. Possibly, although rarely, an individual may become infected with chickenpox following skin contact with the virus, since it has high concentrations in the liquids in the characteristic body lesions.

Bleach solution and other typical disinfectants are more than enough to kill chickenpox virus on surfaces.

older age (>55)

gender (M>F)

race

family history of heart disease

atherosclerosis

dyslipidemia (high cholesterol, high LDL/HDL ratio, high triglycerides)

uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)

unconrolled diabetes

elevated homocysteine, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen

smoking

physical inactivity

obesity

stress

Like other vaccines, the chickenpox vaccine prevents children from contracting the virus that causes chickenpox. Chickenpox is harmless to most children but can be deadly and can lead to the disease shingles later in life.

Chicken Pox is considered to be a mild viral infection. And the younger the patient is, the milder the disease is. It can be more serious in adults, pregnant woman, or people with other health problems.