Do you know what chickenpox vaccine is? The chickenpox vaccine is a drug that consists only of live viruses that are the causative agents of this disease. Naturally, these viruses are in a weakened state. Today, the majority of experts recommend receiving this kind of vaccination in childhood. For the first time, a child is vaccinated before the age of one and a half years, and then when he is four or six years old.
If a person has not undergone a similar procedure in childhood and has never had chickenpox, that is, has not gained immunity from such a virus in the natural way, he should be vaccinated at least twice. It should be noted that the interval between vaccinations should be at least one to one and a half months.
The chickenpox vaccine involves the introduction into the human body of a certain amount of weakened pathogens of this disease. As a result of this procedure , the patient’s immune system is sharply activated. From this it follows that it begins to produce special proteins or, as they say, antibodies. These substances quickly destroy the virus. In the future, special proteins are stored in the body of an ill person throughout his life, thus preventing chickenpox from developing again. However, if this still happens, the disease proceeds in a milder form, which gives the patient a minimum of trouble. In this case, it is customary to say that a person has immunity to chickenpox.
The chickenpox vaccine does not adversely affect young children. As a rule, they tolerate such vaccination easily. However, babies who are often sick, and whose body is weakened, do not undergo a similar procedure. In this situation, the decision on vaccination is made not only by the parents, but also by the children's doctor. It is recommended that you consult with a pediatrician about the advisability of carrying out this kind of procedure. The thing is that weakened children often react extremely negatively to the chickenpox vaccine.
If we talk about a disease called chickenpox, it should be said in advance that it is currently considered one of the most common infections in our country. A large number of people daily contact with someone who is already sick. In very rare cases, people who have previously been vaccinated against chickenpox become infected and then get sick. In addition, it is worth noting that situations often happen when a person is sick again with chickenpox. However, as already mentioned, the disease in this situation will pass easier and faster, there will be much less blisters, there will not be a strong increase in body temperature and other characteristic symptoms of chickenpox.
Some parents not only do not hide their children from babies who have chickenpox, but also make sure that their child gets infected as soon as possible, gets sick and becomes immune. It seems to them that in such a situation the disease will pass in a less dangerous form for a fragile organism. Doctors say the opposite. Do not go this route, according to experts. The thing is that chicken pox is considered a dangerous disease. Such an infection in a person of any age can give severe complications. The danger of this type of virus also lies in the fact that it can go into a special condition. For example, the causative agents of chickenpox begin to multiply and live a long time in the human body. In this case, the disease does not appear at all. However, at the moment when the immune system weakens, a relapse of smallpox occurs in the form of shingles.
The chickenpox vaccine is given to children at the request of their parents. Many adults deliberately avoid such procedures. It is worth recalling that parents should take care of the health of their babies. For this reason, it is better to go through a procedure of this type in advance in order to avoid serious consequences in the future. The chickenpox vaccine is given to children and adults at the clinic at their place of residence.