Symptoms of Chicken Pox in a 15 month toddler.?

Question

Please can someone tell me what the symptoms are for Chicken Pox in a 15mnth child ? Thankyou Thankyou

Answer 1

Chickenpox usually begins as an itchy rash of small red bumps on the scalp that spreads to the stomach or back before spreading to the face. However, this pattern can vary from person to person. I know with my daughter, who was 18 mos when she had it, had it as a severe diaper rash effect.

It is believed to be spread person-to-person when a susceptible person is exposed to respiratory tract secretions (i.e., those produced by coughing or running noses) or directly to fluid from the open sores of an infected person.

The disease is so contagious in its early stages that an exposed person who is not immune to the virus has a 70% to 80% chance of contracting the disease.

After infection, the virus stays in the body for life. Although people cannot get chickenpox twice, the same virus causes “shingles” or herpes zoster. An adult with shingles can spread the virus to someone, adult or child, who has not had chickenpox and the susceptible person can develop chickenpox. However, persons who have had chickenpox previously and are exposed outside child care are unlikely to bring the infection to child care unless they become ill.
Heres some instructions that I found helpfull

* STEP 1: Place cool, wet compresses on the rash to relieve the itching.
* STEP 2: Use calamine lotion to soothe the itching.
* STEP 3: Take a bath in oatmeal, which is very soothing to the skin. A commercial oatmeal bath such as Aveeno will not clog your drain. If you use regular oatmeal, put it inside a nylon stocking and hold it under the running bathwater. I found Desitin and Boudreaux's Butt Paste helped in the diaper area.
* STEP 4: Trim a young child's or baby's fingernails so she doesn't scratch the rash.
* STEP 5: Consider putting mitts on a baby's hands.
* STEP 6: Use acetaminophen to reduce fever, aches and pains.
* STEP 7: Eat soft foods and avoid acidic juices if there are pox inside your mouth.
* STEP 8: Stick to a nutritious diet to boost the immune system.

Chicken pox is considered contagious until all the pox are crusted over. It usually runs its course within two weeks. Always keep infected children away from frail elderly people, newborn infants and pregnant women.

Answer 2

It would be the same as for adults, small fluid filled spots all over the body, drying out in 2-3 days. It starts with just one or two spots the first day, then you will have maybe 5 the next, then suddenly there are too many to count.
It lasts about ten days. To make the child feel better, give oatmeal bath, apply calamine lotion and you can give some infant Tylenol. Try to keep the baby from scratching as this may cause scars.

Answer 3

Same as for anyone:

Spots will appear, usually first on the trunk - the belly or the back. Followed by more spots - usually over two or three days. Sometimes a fever accompanies. (Give Tylenol ONLY - motrin or aspirin can complicate things - and only give Tylenol if the baby's uncomfortable.) After a couple of days, they'll start to look like little water blisters. Then they open. Then they scab over. The child is contagious until EVERY single spot is scabbed over.

Give Benadryl orally, put Calamine lotion on, and give oatmeal baths for itchyness.

Answer 4

Light spotting. I got the chicken pox when i was two and only had two spots...but other than that fever and discomfort. go to the doc and have them checked out.

Answer 5

Pink papules, itchy pus, fever. You need to take your child to see a pediatrian for a better diagnose

Answer 6

Spots, they usually start on the belly.