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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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General Physician•Bareilly
चिकनपॉक्स एक आम और अत्यधिक फैलने वाला वायरल संक्रमण है।भारत में इसे चेचक और माता के नाम भी जाना जाता है। हालांकि इस बीमारी को लेकर कई भ्रांतियां समाज में फैली हुई हैं पर समय के साथ लोग इस बीमारी से लड़ने के सही तरीके प्रयोग में ला रहे हैं। इस बीमारी में खुजली और फ्लू जैसे लक्षण नज़र आते हैं। बचपन में चिकन पॉक्स से लड़ने के लिए वैक्सीन ज़रूर दी जाती है पर बावजूद इसके कई बार ये संक्रमण उन्हें अपनी चपेट में ले ही लेता है। ऐसा नहीं कि ये सिर्फ बच्चों तक ही सीमित है, कई बार बड़े भ...more
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Hi Lybrate user. Chicken pox is very contagious disease. It's secondary attack rate is 85 %. So there is high possibility of get infection in family members. Patient should be kept in isolation atleast for 5 days after appearence of crust. The person who cares the patient should wear a mask. All cloths / towels should be separate. Thank you.
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Exanthematous illness is a typical event in youth. Despite the fact that it will probably happen at a youthful age, it can still happen even in adulthood. These exanthematous issues like chicken pox create rashes that tingle and are regularly joined by fever. Chickenpox is additionally one such malady.
What is chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a viral disease that causes rash throughout the body. Chickenpox is extremely infectious. This implies it spreads quick starting with one individual ...more
What is chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a viral disease that causes rash throughout the body. Chickenpox is extremely infectious. This implies it spreads quick starting with one individual ...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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चिकन पॉक्स को चेचक या छोटी माता के नाम से भी जाना जाता है. यह एक वायरल बिमारी है जो एक व्यक्ति से दुसरे व्यक्ति में फैलता है. यह वरिसोला ज़ोस्टर नामक वायरस के इन्फेक्शन से होता है. यह रोग हवा के माध्यम से या लार, कफ और संक्रमित व्यक्ति के दानों से निकलने वाले फ्लूइड के संपर्क में आने से फैलता है. जब तक चेचक के दाने सूख नहीं जाते है तब तक संक्रमित व्यक्ति द्वारा इन्फेक्शन फ़ैल सकता है. आमतौर पर वायरस के काॅंटेक्ट में आने के बाद लक्षणों को विकसित होने में लगभग 10-21 दिन लगते हैं. चेचक के प्रमुख लक्...more
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Pox virus is caused by varicella zoster virus, This is the highly contagious virus ,spreads as common like cold &flu. Direct touch of blister, breathing in infected environment.
Initially person will complaints about uneasiness ,or I am not feeling well.
Loss of appetite, fever,Bodyaches, after then small red rashes appear all over the Body generally these rashes are seen over face, stomach,chest or arms&legs.
Small ,red, itchy later these becomes blisters, very itchy after 2 days it...more
Initially person will complaints about uneasiness ,or I am not feeling well.
Loss of appetite, fever,Bodyaches, after then small red rashes appear all over the Body generally these rashes are seen over face, stomach,chest or arms&legs.
Small ,red, itchy later these becomes blisters, very itchy after 2 days it...more
Asked for female, 12 years old from Bhopal
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If the chicken pox has started less than 3 days ago, your Doctor will prescribe an anti viral drug for the chicken pox, also medication for the itching and to apply on the lesions.
There are some medicines which should not be given when the child has chicken pox so, tell your Doctor about any medicines she maybe taking.
Tell her to avoid scratching the lesions (because it could result in scars)
Keep her home till the scabs fall off (7 to 10 days) so that she does not infect the other...more
There are some medicines which should not be given when the child has chicken pox so, tell your Doctor about any medicines she maybe taking.
Tell her to avoid scratching the lesions (because it could result in scars)
Keep her home till the scabs fall off (7 to 10 days) so that she does not infect the other...more
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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Chicken pox or varicella is an infectious disease which is caused by varicella zoster virus. It is noticed that children below the age of 10 years are more prone to getting affected by this virus. But people of any age group can encounter this particular disease.
Symptoms
The most common symptom of chickenpox is rashes. The rashes develop into small itchy blisters. The rashes can form on any part of the body. Some people develop severe spots all over the body and some people devel...more
Symptoms
The most common symptom of chickenpox is rashes. The rashes develop into small itchy blisters. The rashes can form on any part of the body. Some people develop severe spots all over the body and some people devel...more
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