The Varicella-zoster virus (more commonly known as chicken pox) causes red puss-filled "spots" about 1/5 inch to 2/5 inch on the skin that itch. Along with the skin blisters, some children have a fever, abdominal pain, or feel nauseas. These usually last about three to five days, and have a fever of 101 degrees F to 103 degrees F. Chicken pox got it's name because it looked like chickpeas on the skin, and from the Latin word "cicer" meaning chickpeas.
Almost everyone gets chicken pox one time during his or her life- it is the most common and safest to get it before 12 years of age. It is more dangerous at an older age, or if you are pregnant women, and also in infants. It is more dangerous at an older age because of the weakened immune system. In infants, it is dangerous because they have not yet built up a strong immune system, and having chicken pox while pregnant could harm the babies causing fatal abnormalities such as limp abnormalities, scarring of internal organs, and neurological damage. The only way to prevent it is by a receiving a vaccine (which was approved in 1995). This can be received after 12 months of age and is 70%-90% effective. If the vaccine is given and a person still gets chicken pox, it will be much less severe.
Chicken pox is transmitted through the air. When a patient with chicken pox coughs or sneezes, they expel tiny droplets that carry the chicken pox virus. If a person who has never had chicken pox inhales these particles, the virus enters the lungs and is carried through the blood to the skin where it causes the typical rash of chicken pox. The infected droplets cause an initial infection in the respiratory epithelium. The time between exposure to the virus and appearance of symptoms is between 10 and 20 days.
If you get chicken pox, several things can be done to help relieve the symptoms. Anti-itch cream or calomine lotion can be applied to help soothe and stop the itching of the red spots.
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