CHICKEN POX (VARICELLA)

HOW TO GET CHICKEN POX

• Infected person who Sneezes
• Coughs
• Shares food
• Shares drinks

SUSCEPTIBLE PEOPLE

• Haven't had it
• Haven't been vaccinated for it
• Work in or attended school
• Live with children

WHERE IT IS FOUND

SYMPTOMS

• Before
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Headache
• Tiredness and generally feeling of being unwell
• After
• Pink or red bumps
• Fluid- filled blisters
• Crusts and scabs

HOW NOT TO GET IT

• Blood tests
• No contact with someone infected
• Is there a vaccine
• Yes

IT THERE A TREATMENT

• Zovirax
• Igiv
• Valtrex
• Famvir
• Do people recover
• Yes, with antiviral drug

3 INTERESTING FACTS

• Shingles accur in people at age 60
• A pregnant woman can give it to their babies after they are born
• It's contagious up to 48 hours before blisters accur