Chickenpox

 

A brief summary

• Waterproof is a fast -transmission viral infection that causes severe fever and rash.
• It usually appears on the face, chest and back and then spread to the rest of the body.
• The best way to prevent it by taking the vaccine, which is safe and effective.
• The person develops infection and is gum before the rash appears for a week after the rash is removed.
• If a person has waterproof, he is fortified against the virus for life.

introduction

• The chickenpox is a viral infection that is transmitted through the respiratory system, and causes itching and rash with small liquid blisters. It also moves easily from one person to another, and it usually lasts about five days to ten days.

Other names

• The neck.

Water smallpox and fiery belt

• If a person has waterproof, it is possible to be at risk of developing a fiery belt caused by the same virus; Whereas, after the patient heals him, the virus hides in nerve cells, and after many years the virus can restore its activity and reappear in the form of a fiery belt.

the reason

• The injury is due to the Virilala Zuster virus, which is transmitted either by breathing the spray of the affected person spread in the air after coughing or sneezing, or by touching the rash only and not contacting the injured person.

Nursery

• It usually takes between a week to three weeks until the symptoms appear after infection.

Risk factors

• Not infection in the past.
• Not to take a waterproofing vaccine.
• Take immunosuppressive medications.
• Diseases that weaken the immune system, such as cancer and others.

The most vulnerable categories

• Newborn children.
• Pregnant women.
• the elderly.

Symptoms

The main width of the waterproof is a red rash consisting of spots or blisters, which may appear first on the face and chest, and then spread to the rest of the body including inside the mouth, eyelids, or the genitals area. There are signs that may appear before the rash appears, including

• High temperature (38 ° C or more).
• headache.
• Feeling tired in general.
• Muscle pain.
• Loss of appetite.
• When should the doctor see?
• When the rash spread to one or both eyes.
• When feeling swelling, redness and heat of the rash, indicating the possibility of a secondary bacterial infection.
• Symptoms appear with a rash such as: dizziness, confusion, heart rate, shortness of breath, difficulty walking, sharp cough, vomiting, neck stiffness or fever above 38.9 ° C.

Complications

• Bacterial infections in the skin, bones, joints or bloodstream.
• Blood poisoning (sepsis).
• Dehydration.
• Pneumonia.
• encephalitis.

Diagnosis

• Clinical examination.
• Laboratory tests.

Treatment

• There is no final treatment; But the doctor may prescribe anti -itching and pain relievers; It helps relieve symptoms, while the body fights infection.

Prevention

• The best way to prevent is to obtain a chickenpox vaccine, which is very safe and effective, as most of those who get it will not get infected with the water in the water, and in the case of injury it is moderate with a few red spots, blisters and light fever, or without a fever.

Common questions

• When is the waterproof to be contagious?
• It is in the nursery period (i.e. before the rash appears and pimples formed) for a week after the rash has disappeared.
• Can the waterproof virus be captured again if you have it previously?
• Get a waterproofing one once means that you will not get it again, and this is called (lifetime immunity); But in rare cases, the person may get it again.

Misconception

• I can use aspirin when developing a waterproof disease.
• Truth: Aspirin or products containing it are not used; As the use of aspirin in children with waterproof is associated with ray syndrome, a severe disease that affects the liver and brain and can cause death.