Chickenpox, or chickenpox, as it is popularly called, is an infectious disease of an infectious nature. A person can get it at almost any age. Moreover, the transferred illness contributes to the development of the body's lifelong immunity to it.
In practice, the age of patients ranges from five to ten years.
Chickenpox in a child, the symptoms of which are manifested in the form of rashes on the skin, does not pose serious threats in most cases. However, if there are people in the environment of a small patient who have weakened immunity or who have not suffered this infectious disease as well as pregnant women, then contact with the patient is dangerous for them.
Chickenpox in a child is treated , the symptoms of which are expressed in a single rash, easily. It is more difficult to get rid of a severe form of the disease. In these cases, the rash is very profuse. However, its distribution is not limited to the skin. It passes to some internal organs, such as the liver, heart, or lungs.
Chickenpox has symptoms (the photos of which you see below) primarily in the form of a rash.
The appeared pimples have a red base and a water blister that bursts after a few days. The rash causes an unpleasant sensation of itching. You can not give the child to comb the appeared pimples. Premature opening of the blisters can cause a bacterial infection to enter the body. Sometimes the disease causes the appearance of encephalomyelitis (an inflammatory process in the brain).
In the case when chickenpox has occurred in a child, the symptoms of the disease initially appear in the form of fever (in some children the body temperature does not increase), heart and headaches. Two to three days after the onset of the ailment, foci of a rash appear on the body, which goes through several specific stages. After its appearance, bubbles appear, which then burst and dry, a crust forms. The disappearance of the first blisters does not mean that the infection has been eliminated. New pimples can appear within five to seven days.
Treatment of chickenpox does not differ in any specificity. First of all, a sick child should be as isolated from peers as possible. In this case, a small patient is prescribed bed rest in the first four to five days.
Getting rid of chickenpox involves topical treatment. It, as a rule, consists in the regular lubrication of emerging pimples with the help of some drying substance (brilliant green, yellow rivanol, red potassium permanganate, as well as fucorcin). The main goal of treating a disease such as chickenpox in a child whose symptoms must be recognized and the course of therapy should be started in a timely manner is to prevent the development of various kinds of complications that are likely when a secondary infection gets into damaged skin areas.
The main task of the parents of a small patient is to maximize the reduction of the discomfort from an itchy rash, as well as lowering the temperature if it occurs. At the same time, the attending physician should prescribe anti-allergenic drugs that will help alleviate the condition of the child. For the same purpose, you can take baths with oatmeal. In the event that the child’s immunity is weakened and cannot cope with a viral infection, the doctor prescribes the introduction of the Immunoglobulin agent. This drug helps the body in the production of antibodies that contribute to the speedy recovery of the baby.