Varicella (Chicken Pox)

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Introduction

Chicken pox is a sickness that is highly contagious which is primarily caused by the varicella zoster virus . It generally begins with skin rash which appears in either three or two waves , mainly on the head and the body and not on the hands as thought by many . The parts of the body which are infected become itchy and pockmarks appear as well as tiny open scores . The disesase is not very fatal it is less severe

on children as compared to the adults . People with an immune system that is suppressed such as pregnant women and those suffering from other illnesses are at a higher risk of suffering more seriously than the people with a strong immune system . The most recent complication of this sickness is caused once the varicella zoster virus is reactivated

Varicella (Chicken pox

The incubation period of chicken pox is ten to twenty one days it is usually spread through sneezes or coughs from ill people . One can also get the disease via direct contact with a sick person especially when one gets into contact with the rash secretions . An individual suffering from this illness is infectious from the first to five days before any rashes can be seen on the skin . The contagious phase continues until each and every blister has developed into scabs . This might take five to ten days . Once an individual is infected for the first time by chicken pox...