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Some 14,000 people are admitted each year into hospitals for chickenpox, 60% of them being children. From 1000 individuals only 5 require hospitalization, and in the worst of cases this disease can prove to be fatal. The type of people witch are at the greatest risk of dying from this disease are actually adults, followed by infants, but from the 100 patients to die from chickenpox 40 were still children. A vaccine could be used to prevent all of these, however recent studies have shown that the number of patients is the same in hospitals.

One of the good aspects of the disease is the fact that it actually gives immunity to the body making the chance of getting ill again from this very slim. Aside from itching a few rare complications might appear in patients.

20% of people who have had chicken-pox might later on in their lives suffer from a reactivation of shingles.

Itching, being the most common complication of the varicella infection, can be easily alleviated with some simple home made remedies.

Secondary Infection and Scarring may also appear; small scars usually remain after the falling of the scabs but this doesn’t last long, the scars clearing up after a few month. In the case of itching there is an all other problem, Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria sometimes causing infection in the patient. Children are the most in danger of this kind of complication because of the simple fact that they are more likely to scratch. Also in children another rare complication would be year infection leading sometimes to hearing loss.

Bacterial Superinfection is the most common serious complication of chickenpox being caused by group A streptococcus. Although mild and not very dangerous its spreading to muscle, fat or even the blood can lead to life threatening situations such as the necrotizing fasciitis (the so-called flesh-eating bacteria) but this is still very rare. Persistent or recurring high fever, redness, pain, and swelling in the skin and in the tissue beneath and even pneumonia are some of the symptoms. In the case of pneumonia the most likely people to suffer complications are pregnant women, smokers, and those with serious medical conditions, serious complications appearing in some cases caused by varicella: lung scaring that makes the patient’s breathing very difficult.

By Groshan Fabiola

Besides the rash that you get on your skin when suffering from chicken pox, there are also some other symptoms that might indicate that you have been infected. If you have a slight fever, for no apparent reason, or if you suffer from a headache, you can blame these conditions on chicken pox. If you have been infected with chicken pox, do not expect this disease to disappear in a few days. From the first signs of chicken pox, you will probably be sick almost a month. However, there are chicken pox cases where the patients will suffer no more than ten days. The usual chicken pox cases last about two and a half weeks.

The first sign of chicken pox, as I have mentioned earlier is a rash that appears on your skin. Your chest and the upper part of your back are the first places that the tiny and red spots will appear at first. If you are one of those people that suffer from a severe case of chicken pox, then your face and the extremities of your body will also be covered by the rash. These little spots will soon become blisters, which eventually form scabs. Scabs is the last stage of chicken pox.

There is more than one case for chicken pox. The most common is a virus called herpes zoster. Because chicken pox is highly contagious, if you have contact with the blisters that are broken, you will get infected as well, that is of course, if you have not had chicken pox before. A weak immune system can also put you more at risk of developing chicken pox.

By Groshan Fabiola

After being sick, these children are protected against the disease throughout their lives because their body has learned to produce antibodies that fight against chickenpox virus.

Some children do not catch chickenpox; they can catch it during the adulthood as they have not been immunized.

An Easy Diagnosis

The diagnosis of chickenpox is easy to establish by the doctor. During an outbreak of chickenpox, the child has a moderate fever often accompanied by the appearance of small red spots that are more or fewer and turn into bubbles filled with a clear liquid. These vesicles can dry or form scabs that fall within 5 days.

The spots appear first on the chest and then they cover the face and limbs. There are several outbreaks and the illness lasts a total of 10 to 15 days.

What is most annoying in chickenpox is itching. The spots itch a lot and children are tempted to scratch them.

Sometimes, chickenpox takes a so mild form that the disease may go unnoticed: it is enough only to notice the emergence of a few spots on a child or an adult’s body during epidemics to assume the diagnosis of chickenpox.

The spots disappear without leaving a scar unless the little sick is scratching a lot or if the lesions become infected.

Rare but Serious Cases

Rarely, the disease is serious because the virus is highly virulent and clinical signs are important, with many spots, either because the patient is fragile as immune compromised persons, people with cancer, or those treated via chemotherapy.

The disease can have serious consequences in pregnant women, because the virus can infect the baby she is carrying, it can cause birth defects if chickenpox is contracted during the first months of pregnancy, or the baby may be born with the chickenpox.

It Is not Worth Treating Chickenpox

Chickenpox heals itself but the doctor prescribes medication to reduce the itching sensation. These drugs are called anti-histamines. The doctor also prescribes an antiseptic to apply on the spots to avoid infection and unwanted scars. Today, antiseptics are colorless therefore mercurochrome is not used any more, especially on the face.

For some time, doctors are requested not to prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs if the child is suspected of having chickenpox. Indeed, some anti-inflammatory drugs are widely prescribed to reduce fever in children and are also self-administered by parents. So beware: if your child has a fever on the background of chickenpox epidemics, there is an outbreak of chickenpox in him or her if he or she has not had chickenpox before. Do not give him or her anti-inflammatory pills but contact your doctor instead.

By Anand Upadhye

Twenty-four to thirty-six hours later, small round “pimples” appear on the face and body. They are filled with fluid and look like water blisters. The fluid leaks from the swollen areas of the skin, forming a crust. These eruptions continue in cycles, lasting from three days to one week.

The blisters and crusts are infectious and itchy, and scratching them can lead to infection and scarring. Once the scabs are gone, the individual is no longer infectious. Chickenpox usually runs its course in two weeks.

Adults who contract the infection tend to have more severe cases than children do, although the infection can be serious in newborns. One bout with chickenpox generally will provide immunity for a lifetime against the illness. Rarely will there be a second attack.

However, the virus that causes chickenpox, Varicella-zoster, is the same virus that causes shingles in adults. This virus can lie dormant for years, then resurface as shingles in adulthood. A person can contract chickenpox (but not shingles) from direct contact with a shingles rash.

Do not give any cow’s milk or formula to a feverish infant. Better, use pure, freshly made juices that have been diluted with a combination of 4 ounces of steam distilled water and 100 to 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C for each 4 ounces of juice.

Infants who are six months old or older can have almond or soy milk, available in health food stores.

* Give a sick infant lots of water to prevent dehydration.
* Take care not to scratch the pocks. Keep a child’s nails short and clean, and bathe the child often.
* Put mittens on a young child’s hands if necessary.
* Wet compresses help to control the itching; use these often.

Keep infected children separated, and keep an infected child away from elderly people, newborn babies, and pregnant women who have not had chickenpox.

By Geneda Gilbert