Chickenpox
CHICKENPOX (Varicella):
Chickenpox (varicella) is a common illness that causes an itchy rash and red spots or blisters (pox) all over the body. It is most common in children, but most people will get chickenpox at some point in their lives if they have not had the chickenpox vaccine.
Chickenpox can cause problems for pregnant women, newborns, teens and adults, and people who have immune system problems that make it hard for the body to fight infection. Chickenpox usually isn't a serious health problem in healthy children.
After you have had chickenpox, you are not likely to get it again. But the virus stays in your body long after you get over the illness. If the virus becomes active again, it can cause a painful viral infection called shingles.
*Symptoms: - Early symptoms (often preceding the rash symptoms):
Aching - Tiredness - Headache - Fever - Sore throat - Malaise. - Rash symptoms: Itchy skin rash - Blister-like rash Itchy blisters - Scalp & Mouth & Throat & Genital blisters.
*Causes:
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. You catch it by coming into contact with someone who is infected with the virus.
It's a very contagious infection. About 90% of people who have not previously had chickenpox will become infected when they come into contact with the virus.
*Factors Affecting Infection With Chickenpox: - Social Factors:
Awareness of illness, Family habits, level of education, economic status. - Personal Factors:
Intelligence level, Readiness of infection, Self-concept of illness, Previous experiences, Age, Gender. - Genetic Factors:
Chickenpox is NOT a genetic disease. Chickenpox is an infectious disease. In general, an infectious disease can be caused by a pathogenic organism (viruses, bacteria, fungi, worms, parasites) that can invade the body and cause infection. Some infectious diseases can be contagious between people while others are acquired from the person's surroundings but are not spread from
Chickenpox (varicella) is a common illness that causes an itchy rash and red spots or blisters (pox) all over the body. It is most common in children, but most people will get chickenpox at some point in their lives if they have not had the chickenpox vaccine.
Chickenpox can cause problems for pregnant women, newborns, teens and adults, and people who have immune system problems that make it hard for the body to fight infection. Chickenpox usually isn't a serious health problem in healthy children.
After you have had chickenpox, you are not likely to get it again. But the virus stays in your body long after you get over the illness. If the virus becomes active again, it can cause a painful viral infection called shingles.
*Symptoms: - Early symptoms (often preceding the rash symptoms):
Aching - Tiredness - Headache - Fever - Sore throat - Malaise. - Rash symptoms: Itchy skin rash - Blister-like rash Itchy blisters - Scalp & Mouth & Throat & Genital blisters.
*Causes:
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. You catch it by coming into contact with someone who is infected with the virus.
It's a very contagious infection. About 90% of people who have not previously had chickenpox will become infected when they come into contact with the virus.
*Factors Affecting Infection With Chickenpox: - Social Factors:
Awareness of illness, Family habits, level of education, economic status. - Personal Factors:
Intelligence level, Readiness of infection, Self-concept of illness, Previous experiences, Age, Gender. - Genetic Factors:
Chickenpox is NOT a genetic disease. Chickenpox is an infectious disease. In general, an infectious disease can be caused by a pathogenic organism (viruses, bacteria, fungi, worms, parasites) that can invade the body and cause infection. Some infectious diseases can be contagious between people while others are acquired from the person's surroundings but are not spread from