Early-onset chickenpox symptoms

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Chickenpox is a fairly benign disease. Chickenpox symptoms are usually not severe, the most common manifestation is blisters on the skin. However, when blisters burst without proper care, it is very easy to lead to infection, more severe can cause sepsis or brain infection.

1. What is chickenpox?

Chickenpox is known as an acute infectious disease caused by varicella virus (also known as Varicella virus). This virus can cause chickenpox in children and shingles in adults.
The disease can spread quickly and appear in all subjects (mainly children). The most common time the disease is in the spring, when the weather is very humid, the conditions are suitable for chickenpox to develop.
The disease has many routes of transmission and can cause many different complications depending on the body of each person. But mainly the disease spreads from person to person through direct contact or through tiny droplets in the air, fluid in blisters. In addition, a small number of diseases are also transmitted through contact with objects containing fluid in broken blisters, for example: toothbrushes, towels, face towels, eating utensils, ...

2. Chickenpox symptoms through each stage of the disease

Usually the disease is divided into 4 periods, each period has different characteristics.
Incubation period is the early stage of infection with the virus. This period takes place within 10 to 20 days. At this time, the patient has no symptoms, so it is difficult to detect.
Period of illness (onset) The patient will have some symptoms such as: low fever, body fatigue, headache. Several red rashes may appear, several millimeters in size. In addition, in some cases there will be lymph nodes behind the ear, which can be associated with pharyngitis.
The full-blown period This is the time when the disease develops the most, the patient has the following symptoms: High fever, headache, muscle pain, nausea, loss of appetite, body fatigue,
The red spots turn into red spots. blisters with a diameter of 1 to 3 mm, causing itching and discomfort. Blisters can appear anywhere on the patient's body, even on the oral mucosa, making it difficult for the patient to eat and drink. For some infected blisters will be larger in size and have a milky color of the fluid inside.
Recovery period Most of this period occurs 7 to 10 days after the onset of illness. At that time, the blisters will burst on their own and quickly dry, scab, and then heal on their own. However, care should be taken when cleaning chickenpox spots to avoid infection. Chickenpox after healing can leave indented scars. Therefore, the patient can be used together with scar treatment, dark spot treatment.

3. Some Complications That Can Happen With Chickenpox

As mentioned above, chickenpox is inherently a benign disease, which can be cured after a short time. However, if there is no proper treatment, it can cause bad complications that seriously affect the health of the patient, they can include:
Infections: Common in young children due to frequent use Scratching the itch causes sores and blisters, causing internal bleeding. Encephalitis, meningitis: This complication can appear after 1 week of blistering and can occur in both children and adults. Some accompanying symptoms will be seen such as: high fever, convulsions, nystagmus, impaired consciousness, coma. If the patient is not treated in time, it can lead to severe consequences (death). Pneumonia : Common in adults. Complications have clinical manifestations such as cough, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, hemoptysis. Nephritis and acute glomerulonephritis: The most typical symptoms are blood in the urine and kidney failure.

4. What effects do pregnant women have with chickenpox?

For pregnant women who get chickenpox within 5 days before giving birth or 2 days after giving birth, chickenpox will be transmitted from mother to baby. This can result in disability or death. If chickenpox blisters grow on the ear or larynx, there are infected sores that will cause otitis media and laryngitis.

5. Treatment of chickenpox at home

Currently there is no specific medicine for chickenpox, so people are still using drugs and supportive treatment methods. Since this is a benign disease, people can self-treat at home, but in case of complications, immediate medical attention is required. Requirements for patients with chickenpox:
Wear loose, comfortable clothing. sweat easily Avoid the wind Do not scratch the blisters to avoid spreading to other areas Use warm water to bathe, wash gently The patient needs to be isolated Some medications can be used during treatment Treatment of chickenpox at home:
For the blisters can use topical purple medicine. This drug has anti-inflammatory effects, preventing scarring. When the acne has broken, it is necessary to switch to using methylene blue solution to apply. Absolutely do not use ointments containing tetracyclines or penicillins or red medicines at this stage. Do not use phenol-containing anti-itch creams for children under 6 months of age and pregnant women. It can be said that chickenpox is a benign disease and their symptoms are not worrisome, but if you pay attention, it is very easy to spread from person to person. That's why getting the chickenpox vaccine is a safe way to prevent it.
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