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    Chicken Pox: By: Ari & Jenn

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    Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It primarily affects children and causes an itchy rash of spots that eventually fill with fluid and form scabs. While the rash usually lasts 1-2 weeks, complications can include secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia. Treatment focuses on isolation, keeping skin clean, using antihistamines and cooling baths to relieve itching, and antibiotics for bacterial infections. Vaccination is recommended for children between 12-18 months and adults who have never had chickenpox to prevent outbreaks.

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    Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It primarily affects children and causes an itchy rash of spots that eventually fill with fluid and form scabs. While the rash usually lasts 1-2 weeks, complications can include secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia. Treatment focuses on isolation, keeping skin clean, using antihistamines and cooling baths to relieve itching, and antibiotics for bacterial infections. Vaccination is recommended for children between 12-18 months and adults who have never had chickenpox to prevent outbreaks.

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    Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It primarily affects children and causes an itchy rash of spots that eventually fill with fluid and form scabs. While the rash usually lasts 1-2 weeks, complications can include secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia. Treatment focuses on isolation, keeping skin clean, using antihistamines and cooling baths to relieve itching, and antibiotics for bacterial infections. Vaccination is recommended for children between 12-18 months and adults who have never had chickenpox to prevent outbreaks.

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    Chicken Pox: By: Ari & Jenn

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    Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It primarily affects children and causes an itchy rash of spots that eventually fill with fluid and form scabs. While the rash usually lasts 1-2 weeks, complications can include secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia. Treatment focuses on isolation, keeping skin clean, using antihistamines and cooling baths to relieve itching, and antibiotics for bacterial infections. Vaccination is recommended for children between 12-18 months and adults who have never had chickenpox to prevent outbreaks.

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    Ari & Jenn


    It feels like a fever. Or maybe a cold. When you look in the mirror and see spots you know its not
    a game of connect-the-dots. Its
    Chicken Pox a.k.a Varicella
    Occurs primarily in children, although adults who are not immune can contract it. It is quite
    contagious and is spread by breathing in infected respiratory droplets or unprotected direct
    contact with the rash when it has ruptured. In persons who have had chickenpox, the virus can
    cause shingles later in life.
    Itchy and Scratchy
    The best known symptom of chickenpox is the itchy, red rash that breaks out on the face,
    scalp, chest, back, and sometimes arms and legs. The rash usually appears about 2 weeks
    after exposure to the virus and begins as superficial spots.
    The spots quickly fill with a clear fluid, rupture, and turn crusty. The scabs then
    fall off in a week or two. The rash continues to break out for the first 1 to 5 days, so
    spots at various stages of development may be present at the same time. Chickenpox
    seldom lasts for more than 2 weeks, from the appearance of the first rash to the
    disappearance of the last one. A secondary infection of the ruptured rash by bacteria may
    cause high fever and skin scarring.
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    Treatment
    Isolate the diseased until the rash crusts.
    Keep skin clean by frequent baths or, once the fever has subsided, showers. Cool,
    wet compresses or tepid water baths help to relieve itching. Complications are
    treated according to symptoms; Secondary bacterial pneumonia is treated with
    antibiotics.
    Antihistamines may be used to help relieve the itching.
    Acyclovir is used for severe Varicella infections involving the lungs or the brain and
    in persons with a depressed immune system.
    Prevention
    Children between 12 and 18 months should receive a dose of chickenpox
    vaccine, Varicella-zoster immune globulin. Now, more than 20 states
    have passed legislation requiring the chickenpox vaccine for child care
    and school entry. Healthy children older than 13, and adults who
    have no history of chickenpox and have never been immunized
    against the disease, should also consider receiving the vaccine.

    Autosomal Issue
    If a pregnant woman contracts chickenpox during the first or second
    trimester, there is a small risk that her child will be born with a
    congenital malformation. When a pregnant woman contracts the
    disease within 5 days of delivery, there is a high risk of the newborn
    having serious disease.
    PrameGel and Polysoporin may be used to rub on pox to
    help decrease the itchiness.
    Benedryl is used to control fever and cold-like symptons
    while Aveeno bath treatment also helps alleviate that nasty,
    unbearable itch.
    Common Medication

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