Chickenpox in a child, the course of the disease, treatment

Did your child attend kindergarten? Now his circle of communication has grown significantly. So, the risk of infection with various diseases has increased. A separate group are viral infections transmitted through the air. Chickenpox in a child takes one of the first places among them. It was already known at the time of Avicenna.

Causative agent and course of the disease

The causative agent of this defeat is the virus belonging to the herpes family. The most favorable places for its functioning are the mucous membrane and skin cells. Getting into the body of a child, he begins to multiply actively. The defense mechanism is trying to fight the "stranger". Thus, the manifestation of chickenpox can begin with a rise in temperature (not always).

Then there is a rash in the form of red dots, which later turn into vesicles with living pathogens. After 2-3 days, the blisters burst and become crusted. After a certain time, the affected area clears from the scab. Rashes can be located in various places (including groin, genitals and head).

Repeated rashes have a smaller size and distribution, as the production of antibodies against the pathogen occurs.

Traces of lesions of the skin almost does not remain. Scars and scars are evidence that the wounds after the vesicles were combed and infected. Begin to occur suppuration of sores. The healing was delayed, which led to the formation of cosmetic defects.

For information

In connection with the active manifestations of chickenpox, the child is easily diagnosed. Only in rare cases, laboratory analyzes of the contents of the rash are used.

The day before the rash and for about 3 weeks after - the baby is very contagious. Throughout the period of illness, children may feel unwell, refuse to eat, in some cases complain of nausea and headaches.

Chickenpox in a child is only once. Then he develops a protective mechanism against her . Therefore, in general, the age group of risk is children from six months to seven years. Toddlers who are breastfed receive immunity against the disease from the mother.

The virus quickly dies out of the human body. But a few minutes is enough to catch airborne droplets. Therefore, the disease quite often affects almost whole groups in kindergartens. By time such epidemics are long enough. Between the first and last infection can take up to 3 months.

Treatment and prevention

Chickenpox in a child as a disease is not treated. They struggle with its manifestations and consequences. There is it as follows:

- Sanitation of bursting bubbles with green, less often other solutions and lotions that do not contain alcohol.

- Reception of baths with a manganese solution (less often used infusions of a sage and a camomile).

- Bed rest.

- Frequent change of bed linen and bed linen.

- Use of drugs if symptoms require. Antipyretic, antihistaminic, antiviral.

- Abundant drink and restrictions on certain types of food.

How long does the chickenpox last for children? Time frames can be different. It depends on the immunity of a particular baby and the correctness of the fight against the consequences of the disease. The quarantine takes up to 3 weeks.

Children are very difficult to withstand bed rest and lack of walks. Therefore, the task of adults is to interest the baby. Distracted, the child will react less to itching sensations.

To prevent this disease, a vaccine against chicken pox is used. But opinions on the justification of vaccination are different. After all, a person even after vaccination can become infected later. And the course of chickenpox in adults is quite difficult. There are cases of complications in the form of encephalitis, loss of vision, and chickenpox pneumonia. Modern laboratories are able to determine whether a person has antibodies against chicken pox.