Chicken Pox

MODES OF SPREAD

Transmitted from person to person by-------

• Droplet infection and by droplet nuclei
• Face-to –face( personal ) contact
• Fomites doesn’t  play a significant role

  SYMPTOMS

•  Mild or moderate fever appear suddenly, pain in the back, shivering, general body weakness lasting for 24hrs to 2to 3 days before the rash appears
• Rash first appears on the trunk more abundantly, then comes on the face arms and legs less abundantly
• Rash also appears in the mouth
• Fever does not run high but exacerbates with each fresh crop of eruption
• First to attract attention is are often the vesicles filled clear fluid
• Scabbing begins 4 to 7 days after the rash appears
• medical attention may be required during a chickenpox infection if certain medical conditions develop, including:

• Fever above 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.44 degrees Celsius)
• Seizures
• Coughing and difficulty breathing
• Confusion or disorientation
• Blister rash near the eye
• Sustained dehydration or vomiting
• Severe headache
• Skin infections, including:
• Blisters leaking yellow or green fluid
• Additional pain, redness or inflammation in the area around a chickenpox blister

PREVENTION

• Isolating an infected person from others until the disease is no longer contagious is perhaps the most well-known preventative measures
• The most effective way to prevent an initial infection to chickenpox is to be vaccinated.
• Varicella zoster immunoglobulin given with in 72 hrs of exposure has been recommended for prevention
• Women should not become pregnant for one month after receiving the vaccine. It is safe for women to receive the vaccine after delivering their baby.