Chickenpox (Varicella or Chickenpox) is a disease caused by a type of virus call “Varicella Zoster Virus”, which is the same virus that causes shingles. It can be transmitted by breathing in droplets in the air, directly touching the blisters on the skin สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ of an infected person, or touching objects contaminated with the virus, such as clothing, towels, etc., with an incubation period of approximately 10-20 days after contact with an infected person.
What are the symptoms of chickenpox?
- Low-grade fever, fatigue, headache after being infected with the virus for about 8-21 days.
- A rash appears on the body, face, arms, and legs.
- Itching often occurs and quickly turns into blisters.
- When the wound scabs over, it will heal after about 5-20 days.
Risk groups for chickenpox
- People who have never had chickenpox before
- Small children or elderly people
- Pregnant woman
- Patients with low immunity, such as cancer patients, patients taking immunosuppressive drugs, AIDS patients, etc.
If you are a patient in a risk group and have symptoms that suggest that you may have chickenpox, you should see a doctor immediately.
Complications of chickenpox
- Bacterial skin infections can develop into pus-filled sores and cause wounds.
- If you are in a risk group, you may experience severe complications, but they are rare, such as encephalitis or pneumonia .
- If you recover from chickenpox but the virus is still in your body. When your immune system is low or weakened, it may result in shingles in the future.
Diagnosis of chickenpox
Doctors can diagnose the disease from a preliminary physical examination and by looking at the characteristics of the rash and blisters. In cases where patients experience side effects, doctors may need accurate diagnosis results. They may consider additional testing methods, such as testing for germs from blisters, testing lymph to find the level of antibodies to chickenpox from blisters, and testing blood to confirm the infection, etc.
Treatment of chickenpox
- Usually, the disease can left to heal on its own. If the doctor considers that the patient is at risk of complications, the doctor will prescribe antiviral medication to reduce the severity of the disease.
- If the patient has a fever, paracetamol can given to reduce the fever. But aspirin should avoide because it can risky.
- If the patient has itching, the doctor will consider prescribing an antihistamine or calamine lotion to relieve itching because scratching the itch increases the chances of a bacterial infection.