Our consultant is a pediatrician of the first category of MarinaAlexandrovna BelovaVetrya pox is an infectious disease, belongs to the herpesvirus group. It is accompanied by a bubble rash and fever. She gets sick one time, after which a person develops immunity to the virus. You can catch the infection at any age. Most often, chickenpox is affected by children, as a rule, they tolerate it easily, so it is considered a child's disease. But if in childhood a person did not get sick, then the infection can overtake at any age. Admitted fact: adults suffer a heavier disease.
Photos: Getty ImagesSymptoms: Bubble rash, temperature, aches, intoxication. The rashes go in stages, for 3-5 days: some of the vesicles dry out, new ones appear. Should I go to the doctor? You can not go to the doctor. Chickenpox is very contagious, transmitted by airborne droplets, the agent is extremely volatile. Having appeared with chickenpox in a polyclinic, the diseased can infect others, and already weakened. The doctor should be called to the house, which is important to know:
- What date did you get sick?
- What temperature?
- Are there many rashes?
- How does the child feel?
What do the doctor give the answers to these questions?The date is important in order to understand until what date to isolate the sick person and establish quarantine in the kindergarten. The first 10 days of illness is an acute phase, a person is contagious, so his contacts with the outside world should be minimized. You cannot come to the clinic until the 10th day. The incubation period of the varicella-zoster virus is up to 21 days, but on average the disease will manifest itself within 2 weeks. Therefore, in kindergartens, in schools, quarantine is established until 21 days from the day of the last sick person. The temperature and the number of bubbles on the body will tell about the intensity of the body's fight against the virus. But it is much more important how the child feels at the same time. He may have a lot of rashes and a high fever, but he watches cartoons, plays, draws, eats, in which case there is no reason for concern. And it happens that the temperature is not high, and there is little rash, but the child is lethargic, does not sleep well, constantly cries, refuses to eat - these are signs that the disease is difficult, complicated by something else. In this case, an urgent need to consult a doctor! Because complications with chickenpox threaten all sorts of encephalitis, myocarditis, pneumonitis, in adults - shingles. Complications are more common in those who rarely get sick. How to treat chickenpox? There is no specific treatment. The bubbles are dried with brilliant green or potassium permanganate, at a high temperature - above 38.5 - they give an antipyretic. Drinking plenty of fluids will help withstand the heat and promote the elimination of toxins from the body. For severe forms of chickenpox, doctors prescribe acyclovir-based antiviral drugs. You can't walk for the first 10 days - quarantine. How to protect yourself? Today, in clinics or specialized immunization centers, you can get the chickenpox vaccine. Vaccines called "varilrix", "okovax" are sold in pharmacies. But the vaccine requires observance of the temperature storage regime, which can be found out from the doctor. In some regions of Russia, chickenpox vaccination is included in the national vaccination schedule.
