Chickenpox is a rash illness caused by a virus and usually occurs when you are a child. Children usually do not get seriously ill, but adults may develop complications such as pneumonia. Signs of chicken pox appear in the following order: First you develop mild cold symptoms, which turn into rashes that blister and then scab.
It takes two to three weeks after being exposed to develop symptoms of chickenpox. The infected person is contagious one to two days before appearance of the rash until five days after the first vesicles appear.
To prevent the spread of chickenpox you should exclude the infected person from school, daycare, or work for five days after the first vesicles appear. Also, practice good hand washing: The virus is spread by direct contact with the fluid in the blisters, as well as infected secretions from the nose and the mouth when you are coughing. Also, wash your bed linens and recently worn clothes in hot, soapy water.
For a patients comfort you may give one or more lukewarm baths daily. Add on tablespoon of baking soda to each bath to relieve itching. Benadryl may also be used to control itching. Keep your fingernails short to prevent you from scratching yourself. You may use Tylenol for any fevers.
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