Even though there is no treatment for chickenpox, as it is a virus, there are still ways to help a person get through it. Varicella can’t be treated using antibiotics but there are medicines that relieve the symptoms and help to control them.
Creams from your local pharmacy that help with the itching and red rash can be bought, although they do not cure the infection. Children can receive a vaccination from the age of 18 months to help try and prevent the virus. Paracetamol can help your child or the infected person if they are feeling tired and irritable but do not give them aspirin as they may develop Reye’s Syndrome. This causes sever brain and liver damage.
How Can You Help?
If your child or someone you know has chickenpox there are a …show more content…
Do not let them go to school/ work until their blisters (all of them) have dried up as the dry scabs are no longer contagious. Also, make sure to inform the school/ workplace as others may have developed chickenpox.
2. Make sure they drink enough fluids and do not get dehydrated by giving them sips of water, icy poles, soup etc as often as you can.
3. If they have a skin problem such as eczema, see you doctor as they will help with creams that treat the rash.
4. Keep their nails short so that if they itch they won’t get infected or place oven mitts over their hands.
Chickenpox is...
Chickenpox is a viral infection which is caused by the “varicella-zoster virus”. Any person of any age can get the infection, but they can only get it once. Some people have gotten it more than once but it is still very rare. A second dose of “chickenpox” is called shingles.
The transmission of chickenpox...
The virus varicella is highly contagious. This means that it can be spread very easily in a number of different ways including...
1. Direct contact with an infected person and the fluid from their blisters/ sores
2. Coming in contact with the person’s bedding or clothing
3. The fluid drops from sneezes or coughs coming in contact with another
Creams from your local pharmacy that help with the itching and red rash can be bought, although they do not cure the infection. Children can receive a vaccination from the age of 18 months to help try and prevent the virus. Paracetamol can help your child or the infected person if they are feeling tired and irritable but do not give them aspirin as they may develop Reye’s Syndrome. This causes sever brain and liver damage.
How Can You Help?
If your child or someone you know has chickenpox there are a …show more content…
Do not let them go to school/ work until their blisters (all of them) have dried up as the dry scabs are no longer contagious. Also, make sure to inform the school/ workplace as others may have developed chickenpox.
2. Make sure they drink enough fluids and do not get dehydrated by giving them sips of water, icy poles, soup etc as often as you can.
3. If they have a skin problem such as eczema, see you doctor as they will help with creams that treat the rash.
4. Keep their nails short so that if they itch they won’t get infected or place oven mitts over their hands.
Chickenpox is...
Chickenpox is a viral infection which is caused by the “varicella-zoster virus”. Any person of any age can get the infection, but they can only get it once. Some people have gotten it more than once but it is still very rare. A second dose of “chickenpox” is called shingles.
The transmission of chickenpox...
The virus varicella is highly contagious. This means that it can be spread very easily in a number of different ways including...
1. Direct contact with an infected person and the fluid from their blisters/ sores
2. Coming in contact with the person’s bedding or clothing
3. The fluid drops from sneezes or coughs coming in contact with another