Chickenpox is an acute viral disease that is highly contagious. The disease can begin in both adults and children who have not been sick before. It is very easy to recognize it due to its characteristic symptoms.
Signs of chickenpox disease:
Itchy rash.
· Temperature increase.
· Headaches.
Chills, in severe cases - febrile conditions.
· Poor appetite or lack.
· The lymph nodes are enlarged.
A rash with chickenpox in one day turns into bubbles, inside which are transparent contents. It will become cloudy in a couple of days, and the vial will dry out, closing with a crust. The process may be accompanied by itching. The crusts will disappear by themselves in 10-20 days.
After the rash, ugly marks may remain on the skin. To prevent this, it is necessary to carry out antiseptic treatment of rashes more often. Chickenpox is more common in preschool children, who, when itching, begin to scratch the blisters and, as a result, can get ugly scars.
How long is a child infectious with chickenpox
Most often, chickenpox starts out of the blue and significantly changes family plans. Therefore, many parents ask the doctor how infectious a child with chickenpox is. But it is not easy to answer this question unequivocally - with chickenpox, the incubation period in children is considered to be 14 days, for adults - 16 days. Chickenpox is an insidious disease, it is almost impossible to determine exactly where the child got infected and how much will get sick. But in the most common cases, fever and rash will persist for 6-10 days. Then the crusts fall off, the skin is cleared of the rash. A person who has been ill remains immune to the disease for life.
You can get chickenpox and not even know about it for a couple of weeks. The virus is transmitted by airborne droplets. Chickenpox is not transmitted by the household route. In order not to get sick, you just need to exclude contact with an infected person. Disinfection of things in the dwelling is not required.
How many days does chickenpox last
When infected, symptoms may appear 10 days after the onset of the disease. Since the onset of a rash on the skin, a child is contagious to others who are not immune. The risk of infection persists until the rash is crusted. This is about 5-10 days. Two weeks after the onset of the disease, it is considered over.
To prevent a child from contracting chickenpox, contact with infected adults or other children must be excluded. But most doctors believe that it is better to get over this disease at a young age, when it is easily tolerated and goes away without consequences.
