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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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How long does it take vaccines to become effective?
At the end of the series. You should have a titre drawn to see if you are immune to the thing for which you were vaccinated.
Yes chickenpox is still an issue you get it once in your life.
Yes they still do. Luckily, doctors have found medicine to prevent chicken pox. We now get a vaccine/shot to help prevent the disease in our childhood.(in the U.S.A.)
Varicella vaccine has been in the market since 1995 and new studies show that it has nearly wiped out deaths from chicken pox.
If you are asking if Chicken Pox (Varicella zostra virus) is an extinct virus, the answer is no. An extinct virus no longer exists in either nature or a lab somewhere, and people still get chicken pox by the millions each year. It is highly contagious, and the incidence rate in children (which is the population with the highest rate of infection) is around 10%.
chicken pox is still present today. many people under the age of 15 get it. But adults may get it to. For more information go to a doctor or google.com.
it is still around yes but there are vaccines for it.
What is the medical terminology word for chickenpox?
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VARICELLA (Chicken Pox) it is a Exanthematous Viral Disease.
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I do know that Chicken Pox is a Herpes disease. Another is called Shingles, which is the same thing as chicken pox only worse, its much more painful. When adults get chicken pox, as it is generally called, they are usually diagnosed with Shingles
shingles also known as herpes zoster
Can you be a chickenpox carrier?
The answer is no: if you have had chickenpox yourself when young, you will have been carrying the varicella-zoster virus responsible for it ever since. This remains dormant, usually forever – unless you come into contact with someone with shingles, which can then re-activate the virus.
Can you get chickenpox from eating food cooked by someone with shingles?
Shingles isn't spread by saliva, but by contact with wet sores or blisters due to shingles. You're not likely to get it from sharing a spoon unless the person had shingles on their hands or lips.
Is chickenpox caused by microorganisms?
Chickenpox is caused by a virus. Viruses, strictly speaking, are not cellular and are not alive, but some people call them microorganisms nevertheless.
What are signs of an infected chickenpox blister?
Signs of infection include leakage of pus from the blisters or excessive redness, warmth, tenderness, or swelling around the blisters.
Why can someone that's vaccinated against mumps still be infected by chickenpox?
The vaccine that is for mumps is not for any other pathogen. The vaccine is said to be specific. It can be said that the vaccine is like a pair of shoes that fits only you and not your father.
What environment is necessary for the chickenpox to exist and spread?
It is spread from person to person. It can occur in any environment.
Many people with chickenpox have a cough in the early stages. The droplets released by the cough are one of the ways that the virus spreads to others.
Is chickenpox worse than urticaria?
Chickenpox is time limited, while urticaria can continue for years. But chickenpox can kill you and urticaria can't. Hard to say which is better or worse.
Can you get chickenpox on your palm?
It's possible, but highly unlikely. Shingles follow a nerve and it's generally on the upper torso. It's best to see your doctor. You may have a skin disease on the bottom of your feet. Until you see the doctor soak your feet in tepid water with a 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts (this is not table salt) and you can get it at your drug store. If you don't see it ask the pharmacist. Soak for 20 minutes. Do this every other day until you see the doctor. Epsom Salts is a crystal so take the 1/2 cup of crystals, add boiling water to melt down and add to a basin of TEPID WATER (skin temperature) and soak. Epsom Salts have great healing properties, but still see your doctor!
What should you drink when you have chickenpox?
You can eat whatever you want if you have chickenpox. Chances are, your appetite will be very low, and only certain foods will appeal.
However, some people get chicken pox right down in their throat. If this happens, stick with soothing milk drinks, ice to keep you hydrated, and ice cream.
Here are some suggestions from other contributors:
- Ice cream like the low fat fudge pops, and lots of fruit and oatmeal.
- Anything you fancy (as long as you're not allergic), but as with most illnesses it is more important to take in fluids.
How are genital chickenpox blisters treated?
Painful genital blisters can be treated with an anesthetic cream recommended by a doctor or pharmacist.
Can you get shingles from someone if you already had chickenpox?
First, you can't "catch shingles" from someone. You can get chickenpox from someone who has shingles, but only if two things are true:
- You have direct contact with the weeping shingles lesions; AND
- You have not had chickenpox or chickenpox vaccine in the past.
You can't get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you are immune. You can't get it from being in the same room with them, either. A person with shingles can go about normal activities, including all work or school, as long as the lesions are covered.
Does chickenpox look like pimples?
Sometimes it can. Especially certain types that affect the face. They really resemble pimples when a flair up is just beginning, looks just like a pimple breakout. Once they get larger though, they look completely different. Herpes it large, bloody looking and nasty.
Can children vaccinated for chicken pox get it from someone with shingles?
If they have already had Chicken Pox then they do not need it as you can only catch it once except in some rare cases. It is also very harmless and there is no need to panic! Honestly things in injections these days are more harm then good.
However it is your choice!
Yes, chickenpox virus is virulent. 90% of household contacts to chickenpox will become ill if they weren't already immune.
Can you get the shingles once you have had them?
It is possible for the outbreak to occur more than once; but only about 5% will have additional outbreaks.
A virus stays in the body, so once you have chicken pox, it's always there and your body always recognizes it as a disease and fights off any new viruses. The chicken pox virus does reappear as shingles, a very painful skin rash.
How does chickenpox enter your body?
Shingles aren't spread, they come from the virus that cause chicken pox. If you have ever had chicken pox then you are able to have shingles. Especially if you have a weak immune system. A person with shingles coming in contact with a person that doesn't have shingle can't give the person without shingles, shingles. They can however, cause then to get chicken pox.
What is the difference between chickenpox with vaccine and chickenpox without vaccine?
Both shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus called Varizella Zoster Virus or VZV. The only difference is from how the illness was triggered; Chickenpox occur during childhood, while shingles comes later. VZV remains dormant inside the body after chickenpox. The virus is awakened if the body experiences weakness in its immune system or is triggered by stress.
Also, to add to this answer, shingles is usually on one side, not both sides at the same time. It follows the nerve it has affected. It will either be on the right or left of your body, not both sides.
Shingles is transmitted only by direct contact with the moist lesions. In contrast, chickenpox is transmitted both by contact with lesions and by respiratory droplets.
When was the chickenpox vaccine mandatory?
Chickenpox vaccine first became mandatory in US states in 1997. It is currently mandated in 49 states, with Montana the exception. For information on dates of mandatory vaccine immunization in various states, see related link.
