Signs and ways to take care of chickenpox patients

Chickenpox is an infectious disease, caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, and often breaks down in the spring. People with chickenpox without proper care and treatment can suffer from dangerous complications.

Is chickenpox contagious?

Chickenpox is caused by a virus called Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), which is a highly contagious disease.

1. The virus that causes chickenpox is transmitted mainly through the respiratory tract (or air), healthy people are susceptible to infection if inhaled by saliva when patients with chickenpox cough, sneeze or sneeze . especially children .
2. Some other infections can occur if we are not careful when exposed to chickenpox patients: diseases can be spread from water balloons when ruptured, spread from injured skin or sores from people get sick.In particular, unfortunate pregnant women will be very contagious to the fetus through the placenta.

Symptoms of chickenpox

1. When onset, the patient may show fever, headache, muscle aches, in some cases children may not have symptoms of alarm .

When the chickenpox is present, the patient's body will appear "bumps".

When the chickenpox is present, the patient's body will appear 'stubble'. These are small round nodules that appear quickly within 12-24 hours, which will develop into blisters.

1. After that, the patient's body will appear 'stubble' .These are small round nodules that appear quickly within 12-24 hours, which will develop into blisters.Rice straws can grow all over the body or scattered on the body, averaging about 100 to 500 notes.In normal cases, these blisters dry out, become scabbed, and completely heal themselves within 4 - 5 days.In children, chickenpox usually lasts about 5 - 10 days leading to the absence of school or vacation to child care.

Complications of chickenpox

Usually, chickenpox is benign disease. But the disease can also cause dangerous complications such as meningitis, hemorrhage, sepsis, septic infection, cellulitis, hepatitis . Some cases can be fatal if the sick person cannot timely treatment. A mother with chickenpox during pregnancy may give birth to a child with birth defects later.

Chickenpox pneumonia, less frequent, but very severe and very difficult to treat. Encephalitis caused by chickenpox still occurs, not rare: after the young chicken pox suddenly become struggling, limp, sometimes accompanied by convulsions (menstruation), coma. These cases can cause death quickly, and some children can survive long-term neurological sequelae: deaf, dumb, epilepsy etc .

Take care of patients with chickenpox

1. Because it is a contagious disease, when a child has chickenpox, the first thing is that parents should isolate the child at home until it is completely healed.Add vitamin C, small nose twice a day for children.Wear soft cloth, sweat absorbent and pay special attention to ensuring skin hygiene for children to avoid complications.Keep your hands clean.

When you need to contact a person with chickenpox, you must wear a mask.

When you need to contact a person with chickenpox, you must wear a mask. Wash hands immediately after contact with soap. Especially pregnant women need to absolutely avoid contact with patients.

Note : Avoid breaking the chickenpox nodules because it is easy to cause superinfection and may form long-term scarring.

1. Located in a private room, airy, with sunlight, the isolation time is about 7 to 10 days from the start of the detection of the disease (rash) until the spots burn completely dry (adults must absent from work, students must leave school.
2. Use personal personal items: face towels, cups, cups, spoons, chopsticks.
3. Clean the nose and throat daily with a physiological saline solution of 90/00.
4. Change your clothes and bathe daily with warm water in the bathroom.
5. Should wear loose, light, thin clothes.
6. For children : should cut nails for children, keep their nails clean or they can use cloth gloves to wrap their hands to avoid complications of secondary skin infections as children scratch scratches to burn water spots.
7. Eat soft, liquid, easily digested foods, drink plenty of water, especially fruit juice.
8. Use Milian green solution (green Methylene) to spot broken water spots.
9. In case of high fever, antipyretic drugs can be used to relieve common pain, but according to the doctor's instructions, antibiotics can be used in case of infection of the stubble: purulent pus, redness of the surrounding skin . Absolutely do not take aspirin to reduce fever.
10. If the patient feels: Discomfort, lethargy, fatigue, seizures, coma or haemorrhage on the straw, immediately seek medical attention and treatment.

Chickenpox is a benign disease but needs to be detected early and thoughtful care is very dangerous.

For family members:

1. Limit contact with patients: When you need contact, wear a mask.Wash hands immediately after contact with soap.Especially pregnant women need to absolutely avoid contact with patients.
2. Cleaning the patient's room: Clean the floor, furniture, bedside cabinets, toys of the sick person daily with Javel water, or Cloramin B solution, then rinse with clean water.For small items that can be exposed to the sun.

Doctors recommend that chicken pox is a benign disease but needs to be detected early and cared for properly, if not treated promptly and properly will cause many dangerous complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis and membranes Brain. Therefore, it is necessary to base on the symptoms of the disease to detect and treat in time.

There is now a proactive measure to prevent chickenpox, which is vaccination.

How to prevent chickenpox

Although the disease can spread rapidly in the community, there is currently a proactive measure to prevent chickenpox, which is vaccination. For children from 12 months to 12 years, inject 1 dose and the second dose should be added to the first dose 6 weeks or more or in the range of 4 - 6 years to increase the effectiveness of prevention and reduce chickenpox disease return even though it was previously vaccinated. For children over 13 years of age, adolescents and adults, 2 doses are best separated after 6 weeks.

According to Da Nang Preventive Medical Center, the vaccination schedule for chickenpox disease is as follows:

1. First vaccination for all subjects aged 12 months and older.
2. Injection of the second injection is repeated at the time of nose 1 for 6 weeks or more (not 2 injections 4 weeks apart).

Note:

1. Do not give the chickenpox vaccine to pregnant women.
2. Women of childbearing age (15 to 49 years) should get chickenpox vaccine 3 months before becoming pregnant.