What should I do if I get chickenpox?

Chickenpox is exclusive to children, and once they get the disease, it will be extremely painful. At the same time, parents need to be fully alert and take care of their children. Isolation, prohibiting scratching, adjusting diet, and taking medication are all necessary procedures.

Chickenpox is more common in winter and spring

, which is a primary infection caused by the herpes zoster virus. The virus is present in the patient's blood, herpes fluid and oral secretions. It can also be transmitted through the respiratory tract through droplets, and people may also be infected by contact with dust, clothes, utensils, etc. contaminated with the virus. People who have had chickenpox will not get it again because they already have antibodies in their bodies.

Therefore, it is best not to come into contact with other people during the period of chickenpox to avoid infecting others.

Because the rash appears in batches, different stages of rash can be seen existing simultaneously in the root of the disease, one after another and unevenly. The symptoms of chickenpox in adults are more severe than those in children, including persistent high fever, severe systemic symptoms, and fused rash. Complications such as hepatitis and pneumonia are common and should be paid attention to. The fever starts while the chickenpox spreads and goes away when the chickenpox disappears. During a fever, as long as the temperature is below 38.5 degrees, there is generally no need for antipyretic treatment. If you need to reduce the fever, it is best not to take aspirin, as this will increase the chance of complications.

Generally speaking, chickenpox occurs and subsides according to the natural course of the disease. Even if large blisters rupture and form erosive surfaces, they will heal quickly and leave no scars. However, if you do not pay attention to keeping your skin clean and scratch it repeatedly, the blisters may easily develop bacterial infection or even gangrene after they burst, leaving scars on the affected area after healing.

So don't scratch the affected area with your hands.

Chickenpox is highly contagious, so children must be isolated early until all the rashes have crusted over. During the fever period, children should rest in bed, take measures such as trimming their nails to prevent them from scratching sores, change their clothes frequently, take a bath with warm water, and keep their skin clean and hygienic. The sick child’s utensils should be sterilized by exposure to the sun or boiling.

Diet and taboos: Give high-calorie, easily digestible food and plenty of water, eat more vegetables, avoid eating rooster, carp, seafood, crab, shrimp, beans and their products, bamboo shoots, garlic, onions, soy sauce, eggs, dog meat, beef, chili, etc.

In addition, you can also take antiviral drugs such as Virulin and Acyclovir tablets, as well as cephalexin tablets, or Shuanghuanglian oral liquid.