when i had them i was told that the spread by contact, using stuff that the patient has used and even getting too close to the sick person.
Hope you get better soon.
just remember to NOT scratch or the pox will leave scars forever like they did to me. 2 on arms and 1 on foot.
2006-11-06 15:36:58
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answered by Lestat R 3
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I'm suffering from Chicken Pox.Haw does this spread?
2015-08-26 05:35:57
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answered by ? 1
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chicken pox is far worse if contracted as an adult than as a child. to most kids it's not much more than an inconvenience (the itching, cannot play with friends etc.) but as an adult it can really knock you for six - believe me, i had it at 27. and yes, you can get it more than once although that depends on your overall health.
it's contagious while the blisters are 'active'. here's what Blakiston's Medical Dictionary has to say : "an acute , contagious disease, principally of childhood, caused by the varicella viirus, characterised by a superficial eruption of macular transparent vesicles which appear in successive crops on different parts of the body".
the best way to deal with the itching is to put a few handfuls of bi-carb soda in the bath and have a soak. try your best NOT to pick at the sores otherwise you'll end up with some nasty pocks (scars). hope you're better soon, i can empathise !
2006-11-06 15:53:44
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answered by robsta 3
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chicken pox, is the common name for Varicella simplex, classically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught and survived by most children.
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3), one of the eight herpes viruses known to affect humans. It starts with conjunctival and catarrhal symptoms, moderate fever and then characteristic spots appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pox (pocks), small open sores which heal mostly without scarring.
Chickenpox has a two-week incubation period and is highly contagious by air transmission two days before symptoms appear. Following primary infection there is usually lifelong protective immunity from further episodes of chickenpox. Recurrent chickenpox is fairly rare but more likely in people with compromised immune systems.
Symptomatic treatment, with calamine lotion to ease itching and paracetamol (known in the U.S. as acetaminophen) to reduce fever, is widely used.
Chickenpox is rarely fatal (usually from varicella pneumonia), with pregnant women and those with depressed immune systems being more at risk. Pregnant women not known to be immune and who come into contact with chickenpox may need urgent treatment as the virus can cause serious problems for the fetus.
Later in life, viruses remaining dormant in the nerves can reactivate causing localised eruptions of shingles. This occurs particularly in people with compromised immune systems, such as the elderly, and perhaps even those suffering sunburn. Unlike chickenpox which normally fully settles, shingles may result in persisting post-herpetic neuralgia pain.
A chickenpox vaccine has been available since 1995, and is now required in some countries for children to be admitted into elementary school unless the parent/guardian submits an exemption. In addition, effective medications (e.g. aciclovir) are available to treat chickenpox in healthy adults and immunocompromised persons.
*Chickenpox is highly infectious and spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person’s coughing or sneezing. Touching the fluid from a chickenpox blister can also spread the disease. A person with chickenpox is contagious 1–2 days before the rash appears and until all blisters have formed scabs. This may take between 5–10 days. It takes from 10–21 days after contact with an infected person for someone to develop chickenpox.
2006-11-06 15:38:23
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answered by well wisher 3
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this is a virus disease. rest is more required. oil less food in small quantities can be taken. there shallnot be rubbing on the affected area. in some areas the bed can be filled with neem leaves. after the intensity is reduced after one week or 10 days bath can be taken by mixing raw neem leaves in the water. raw neem leves can be grinded and 2 grams can be gulped. diet restriction is more important. oil and fat contents can be avoided for some time. some people will have scars and itching. then it is better to use lacto-calamin fluid sothat the rashes can be reduced.
2006-11-06 16:24:20
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answered by sabu 4
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Just like colds and flu, which are viruses. Droplets can spread the disease especially in the late stages. Avoid close contact with infected person and don't use personal apparel that he used.
2006-11-09 23:28:06
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answered by ? 7
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Firstly it is caused by a virus named VARICELLA ZOSTER
It is an infection of RESPIRATORY TRACT
Chicken Pox is transmitted from Person to person by droplet Infection - An infection transmitted from one individual to another by droplets of moisture expelled from the upper respiratory tract through sneezing or coughing
The Virus enters the upper respiratory tract commonly. Sometimes the disease spreads by contamination from the discharge from ruptured lesion of the skin
2006-11-07 00:00:53
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answered by kala_alok 1
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If you get in contact with someone who has chicken pox during the initial and last stage. I think.
2006-11-06 15:33:44
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answered by crage_ralius 3
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By being around someone with chicken pox.
2006-11-06 15:34:15
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answered by Anonymous
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When you come into contact with someone who has it. But if that person has already had chicken pox, they can't get it again.
2006-11-06 15:34:44
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answered by pacific_crush 3
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