I have a son thats 9 mo. I think he has chickenpox. is it dangerous at that young of age?

Question

Were in the Philippines and he never had a vaccination for it. What are the symptoms?

Answer 1

Chicken Pox, a viral infection, is spread by both direct and indirect contact with an infected person and through air borne spread of respiratory secretions ( cough, sneezing). Since infected persons are contagious 1-2 days before they even develop a rash, your child may have been exposed to someone without knowing. Do you know of anyone that also has/had the chicken pox recently?? Symptoms begin with a low grade fever, loss of appetite and decreased activity. About 2 days later, your child will develop an itchy rash consisting of small red bumps that start on the scalp, face, and trunk( chest, stomach area), and then spread to the arms and legs( but they may also occur in the mouth and the genitalia ( private part). The bumps then become blisters with clear and then cloudy fluid, and then become open sores and finally crust over within 24 hours, but your child will continue to get new bumps for about four more days. All of the chicken pox spots( lesions) should be crusted over after about 6 days at which time, your child will no longer be contagious. It may take another one -two weeks before all the scabs finally heal. Once your child has had the chicken pox, he should have lifelong immunity. It is not dangerous for a 9 month old to have the chicknen pox. The earlier in life that someone gets the chicken pox, the better. Provided that his condition isn't complicated or severe. He would of been too young to have received the vaccine. Your should call the doctor if your child has chicken pox and the blisters become very red and tender, drain pus, if your child has a high fever for more than 3-4 days or is unconsolable ( irritable, crying frequently, unable to comfort him or make him comfortable), has swollen and tender glands or is unable to drink and is becoming dehydrated. The usual treatments are aimed at making your child more comfortable, and can include pain relievers ( Tylenol liquid/Ibuprofen), plenty of fluids, oatmeal baths, calamine lotion( apply to the spots) and oral Benadry for severe itchiness ( but, I'm not certain if this would be recommended in a child who is so young). Keep his fingernails short so he doesn't scratch the spots and he should wear loose fitting clothing. You can also put a small sock on his hands so that he doesn't scratch. But, he won't like it. My best advice would be to contact his Pediatrician if you are uncertain as to what he has and/or if he is miserable.
I hope that this helps and Good Luck to your little one. Here is a website that will discuss the chicken pox and other illnesses that are caused by the same virus.
http://pediatrics .about.com/od/chickenpox/a/chicken_pox.htm?...+contagious

Answer 2

You should call your doctor right away. The earliest signs of chickenpox are similar to a cold – your child may have a slight fever, raised temperature and runny nose.
Next is the appearance of small red spots which are very itchy.
The spots turn into blisters – the fluid inside is the chickenpox virus and marks the most contagious part of the disease.
The blisters eventually dry out and form scabs.

Answer 3

no its better to get chickenpox as a child because the symptoms are milder than those of an adult. the symptoms can be fever ,sore throat, just a general feeling of being unwell and the red, itchy rash. make sure your child does not itch the spots because this can cause scarring. calamine lotion soothes the itchiness also remember that chickenpox are highly contagious so if you have not had them before you will be prone to getting them.

Answer 4

Obvious symptoms would be lots of blisters that cause itchiness. Fever could accompany it as well. I'd suggest that you seek medical attention for your son immediately. It's more dangerous for adults but still, your son is only 9 months so send him to the doc's asap! :)

Answer 5

It just makes you really itchy, and it's actually more dangerous if you get it at an older age. It should go away on its own, but you could use some local anesthetic cream and give him lukewarm baths to help it some. It's only contagious to those who haven't had it yet. Good luck : )

Answer 6

seek a doctor ASAP. If your baby is only 9 months he should have medical attention. How come he did not have a vaccination for chicken pox?

Answer 7

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/childrenshealth/202787.html

Here is a link to a website for exactly the same question. It is not dangerous , most doctors and pediatricians know what to do. Your baby will act miserable because of the itching. Calamine lotion might help.

Answer 8

The best thing to do is bring him to a doctor for proper diagnostic testing.

Answer 9

High fever/weakness / nausea/vomiting /blisters on the skin that itch and ooze.

Answer 10

no it is not serious and the papules will heal spontaneously
but you can apply acyclovir cream two times daily on the papules