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Chicken Pox

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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CHICKEN POX

CHICKEN POX IS CAUSED BY THE VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS. IT IS USUALLY A MILD INFECTION

AND NOT LIFE-THREATENING

CHICKEN POX USUALLY GIVES LIFELONG IMMUNITY

MOST PEOPLE WHO GET CHICKENPOX WILL NOT GET CHICKENPOX AGAIN

HERE ARE SOME OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANY CHICKENPOX:

  • A mild fever for one or two days before the rash appears
  • Lack of appetite
  • Coughing
  • Fussiness

THE CHICKENPOX VIRUS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHINGLES THE VARICELLA VIRUS NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. .

can cause shingles many years later

The virus is spread through the air by an infected person sneezing or coughing.

YOUR TREATMENT WILL DEPEND ON YOUR AGE, PERSONAL HEALTH, AND SEVERITY OF THE ILLNESS.

MOST HEALTHY CHILDREN WILL ONLY NEED TO STAY AT HOME AND REST