The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a virus that is transmitted by droplets and direct contact. One of the diseases caused by the Varicella Zoster virus is a highly contagious disease known as chickenpox. Chickenpox is common in children and is easily spread from one person to another (Chowdhury, Siddique, Haque, Ali, Biswas, S., Biswas, P. K., & Ahasan, 2014). Some usual symptoms of chickenpox that may show up 1-2 days prior to the rash include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache. The chickenpox virus can cause serious complications in some people which may require hospitalization and even death.
A vaccination is one of the most successful ways to intervene in the chickenpox virus, however, over time the varicella vaccine loses its effectiveness and can cause a reactivation in older people (Qi, Cavanagh, Le Saux, Wagar, Mackey, Hu, & Goronzy, 2016). Shingles is a painful skin disease that is reactivated because the varicella zoster virus remains suppressed in nerve …show more content…
The vaccine has consistently reduced and prevented the disease from infection with VZV (Cimolai, Krajden, & Petric, 2014). By keeping children vaccinated against chickenpox overall medical costs, including treatment and hospitalization, are reduced. Vaccination against chickenpox can also prevent unnecessary deaths in children. The chickenpox vaccine is 70-90% effective in protecting against infection and 95% effective in protecting against severe infection for roughly 7 to 10 years (Uzzell, 2001). If parents have their children vaccinated against chickenpox, they will not have to take numerous days off from work to stay home with an infected child which could have an impact on the family's budget. The chickenpox vaccine prevents the spreading of this highly contagious and deadly disease and avoids the potential for an outbreak among children in
A vaccination is one of the most successful ways to intervene in the chickenpox virus, however, over time the varicella vaccine loses its effectiveness and can cause a reactivation in older people (Qi, Cavanagh, Le Saux, Wagar, Mackey, Hu, & Goronzy, 2016). Shingles is a painful skin disease that is reactivated because the varicella zoster virus remains suppressed in nerve …show more content…
The vaccine has consistently reduced and prevented the disease from infection with VZV (Cimolai, Krajden, & Petric, 2014). By keeping children vaccinated against chickenpox overall medical costs, including treatment and hospitalization, are reduced. Vaccination against chickenpox can also prevent unnecessary deaths in children. The chickenpox vaccine is 70-90% effective in protecting against infection and 95% effective in protecting against severe infection for roughly 7 to 10 years (Uzzell, 2001). If parents have their children vaccinated against chickenpox, they will not have to take numerous days off from work to stay home with an infected child which could have an impact on the family's budget. The chickenpox vaccine prevents the spreading of this highly contagious and deadly disease and avoids the potential for an outbreak among children in