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CHICKEN POX

(VARICELLA)

Chickenpox is a serious

disease...

ake sure !ou are

pro"ec"ed#

$ha" is chickenpox%

& I" is an acu"e in'ec"ious diseasecaused ! "he arice**a +os"er irus.I" predo,inan"*! a-ec"s chi*drenunder / !ears o' a0e

& An i"ch! rash o' spo"s "ha" *ook *ike*is"er can appear a** oer "he od!and acco,panied ! 1u&*ikes!,p"o,s. 2!,p"o,s usua**! 0oa3a! 3i"hou" "rea",en"4 u" ecause"he s!,p"o, is er! con"a0ious4 anin'ec"ed chi*d shou*d s"a! ho,e andres" un"i* "he s!,p"o,s are 0one.

& Kids can e pro"ec"ed 'ro, V5V !0e""in0 "he chicken pox accine4 usua**!e"3een "he a0es o' / "o 6 ,on"hs.

7he Cen"er 8isease Con"ro* andpreen"ion (C8C) a*so reco,,ended aoos"er sho" a" 9 "o !rs o*d 'ur"herpro"ec"ion. 7he C8C a*so reco,,ended"ha" "ha" peop*e a0e :!ears o' a0e ando*der 3ho hae neer had chickenpox orreceied "he chicken pox accine doseso' "he accine a" *eas" /; da!s apar".

& A person usua**! has on*! one episode o'

chickenpox4 u" arice**a +os"er irus(V5V) can *ie do,inan" 3i"hin "heod! and cause di-eren" "!pes o'

skin erup"ion *a"er *i'e ca**ed 2hin0*es

(or herpes +os"er).

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>es4 i" can e a serious disease 'orpeop*e o' a** a0es. 7he disease cancause serious skin in'ec"ions4pneu,onia4 rain da,a0e4 and eendea"h. Chickenpox is especia**!dan0erous 'or peop*e 3hose i,,unes!s"e,s are 3eak ecause o' i**ness

or ,edica"ions.

Signs and S!p"o!s

Chickenpox in'ec"ion usua**! *as"s aou" ?e "o

@ da!s. 7he rash is "he "e**"a*e indica"ion o'

chickenpox. O"her si0ns and s!,p"o,s4 3hich

,a! appear one "o "3o da!s e'ore "he rash4

inc*ude

Beer

Loss o' appe"i"e

Headache

7iredness and a 0enera* 'ee*in0 o' ein0un3e** (,a*aise)

Once "he chickenpox rash appears4 i" 0oes"hrou0h "hree phases

Raised pink or red u,ps (papu*es)43hich reak ou" oer seera* da!s

B*uid&?**ed *is"ers (esic*es)4 'or,in0

'ro, "he raised u,ps oer aou" one da!e'ore reakin0 and *eakin0

Crus"s and scas4 3hich coer "heroken *is"ers and "ake seera* ,ore da!s"o hea*

Ne3 u,ps

appear da!s. As a resu

hae a** "hree

"he rash

*is"ers

scaed *esions a" "he sa,e "

second da! o' "he rash. Once in'ec"

spread "he irus 'or up "o 9; hours

rash appears4 and !ou re,ain con"

a** spo"s crus" oer.

#anage!en"

Pri,ar! arice**a in'ec"ion in "he hea*"h!chi*d is a ra"her eni0n disease "ha"

reDuires s!,p"o,a"ic "herap! on*!. Ora*

ac!c*oir shou*d e considered 'or hea*"h!

persons a" increased risk o' seere

Sources:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseconditions/chickenpox/basics/syhttp://emedicine.medscape.com

Varice**a&+os"er i,,un

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