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Treatment
- Take ibuprofen, paracetamol or acetaminophen to reduce fever and pain
- Take antihistamines for the itching if it is unbearable or causing you too much discomfort (calamine lotion )
- Consume water regularly to prevent dehydration
Symptoms
- fever
- headache
- sore throat
- stomach ache
Chicken pox causes red, itchy, rashes that start on the abdomen, back, and face, then spread to areas such as the arms, legs, and mouth. The rashes turn into small pimple/ insect bumps and turn into itchy blisters.
Outbreaks
Cleaning Methods
CHICKENPOX CHAIN OF INFECTION
Information on the number of outbreaks that occur each year are limited but because of the vaccine the number of out breaks have gone down.
It is common for chicken pox outbreaks to occur in areas such as schools.
Recently a 4-year-old girl with leukemia died from chickenpox. People with compromised immune systems have a greater risk of severe complications from chickenpox and may not be able to get the chickenpox vaccine.
- Cut fingernails to prevent them from scratching the sores, which can open and prolong the healing process, be more painful and possibly cause infection
By: Logan Maclean
INFECTIOUS AGENT
- Varicella-zoster virus (herpes family)
Reservoir
- You can get it from an infected person who sneezes, coughs, drinks, or a blister
- It can be spread before someone knows they have the virus
- Respiratory tract, Fluid the blister, Nervous system
PORTAL OF EXIT
The Chicken pox virus leaves the body in two ways:
- Mouth/Nose
- Fluid in the blister
PORTAL OF ENTRY
MODE OF TRANSMISSTION
Chickenpox enters the body though:
- The respiratory tract
- Eyes, Nose, Mouth
Chickenpox are transmitted person to person by airborn respitory droplets and also the fluid that is found in the blisters.
Examples:
- An infected person sneezes and non immune person inhales it
- Non immune person touches blister fluid and wipes their eyes, nose, or mouth
- A pregnant women can give it to her child
SUSCEPTIABLE HOSTS
ONLY humans who:
- Have never had the chickenpox
- Have not gotten the vaccine