Chickenpox Is A Contagious Disease

Children are most vulnerable to infections in their first few years. It’s important to be aware of the signs to look for in order to help prevent the infection from spreading further, and potentially becoming serious. Children who have infections such as chickenpox or whooping cough should be kept away from childhood settings until the infection is almost/all gone to prevent

Chicken poxChickenpox  is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point.

Scarlet fever and diphtheria among many others were two of the most common diseases to effect children in the early part of the 1900s. Scarlet fever occurred mainly in those between the ages of 2 and 8, and was spread by droplets from carriers and affected individuals. Despite sore throat, headache, and fever, with red spots in the mouth and on the body, children would often continue to play with friends in the street and to mix with neighbours, thus allowing the disease to spread. Diphtheria was likewise highly contagious, generally affecting the throat but occasionally other mucous membranes and the skin.

Starting from the beginning; Varicella or chicken pox is an infectious disease that can be characterized by an itchy skin rash. The rash usually appears a few days after exposure and can spread throughout the entire body accompanied with fever, fatigue, and flu like symptoms. Each rash blister will dry out and form a scab which then falls off in the course of healing. Getting chicken pox more than

I will then explain that there are some things they can do to keep infections at bay. Not touching the sores will help keep them clean. It will be hard at first to not scratch when they are having the itching sensations but it is important to touch the area as little as possible to keep any infectious agents out of the area. Not touching will keep it clean and keep the pain down as much as possible. They need to make sure they wash their hands any time they touch the areas because they can spread the virus. They need to stay away from people who have not had the chicken pox or the vaccine. People who are immune suppressed and the unborn child of a pregnant women. This virus can be life threating to all of these people.

Herpes zoster goes back a long time but scientists were unable to tell the difference between the blistering caused by small pox, and shingles until now. Where shingles started was first talked about in 1831, when Richard Bright, a scientist, believed the dorsal root ganglion, or the spinal ganglion was what carried the disease. In the late 18th century William Heberden found a way to differentiate between shingles and small pox, and then in the late 19th century shingles was differentiated from another disease called erysipelas. In the beginning of the 20th century it was the first time scientists realized that the same virus was causing chickenpox and shingles. Shingles was thought to be not dangerous in the 1940s and harmful side effects were thought to be scarce. When 1942 hit scientists started to recognize that when adults got shingles it was more dangerous than when a child had it, and the harmful effects of shingles increased as you got older. More studies in the 1950s on people with the shingles virus showed that scientists were wrong about the virus being harmless, and so they started looking for ways to prevent the virus. In 1965 Dr. Hope-Simpson was first to suggest that contact with children who had chicken pox would boost the cells immunity to help postpone or suppress shingles. An experimental drug called Zostavax was created to fight against shingles in 2005. The drug was later FDA approved in 2006, it is too early to tell if the drug works,

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is little red itchy, blistery dots that appear all over the body. It is more common during childhood, in most cases.

Once you have the chicken pox, the virus travels from your skin, to the cranial nerves, and then to your dorsal root ganglion cells. After that, the virus remains dormant. The virus waits until the setting is ideal in your

An illness that is found in children of this age is chickenpox. Although it used to be very common, it is now rarer

Chicken Pox is a virus caused by varicella-zoster, a member of the herpes family. This same virus also is a cause of herpes zoster other known as shingles in adults. Chicken pox is very contagious and can easily spread to people. Chicken pox is acquired by coming into contact with the fluid of a chicken pox blister, or airborne by an infected person sneezing near you. The blister-like rash usually lasts five to ten days. The incubation period lasts 10-21 days and a person with chickenpox becomes contagious one to two days before their blisters appear. The person with chicken pox remains contagious until all the blisters have crusted

Influenza is a virus that is transmitted mainly via airborne process, which is one of the fastest mode of transmission. It is transmitted though airborne due to symptoms such as coughing and sneezing of the host (the infected). The host sneezes and coughs, influenza can easily be transmitted the agent via droplets and small microorganism, therefore entering the uninfected though the respiratory system (mouth and nasal) (WHO, 2016). Another way the virus can lead to pandemic, is due to the fact that the number of human and animals continue to grow and interact. Thus, the pandemic of influenza type A is possible. This mode of transmission is both and; the airborne (respiratory system) and physically (hand contamination). The customarily begins in rural areas (farms) as the virus can be found in hosts such as horses, pigs, chickens and birds. There has been an undetected interchange of the disease among animals and humans in rural environments which then eventually grows to become a global pandemic (Webster, RG & Monto, AS et al 2013, Textbook of influenza). The virus may continue to spread physically due to hand contamination in public; these may include door handles, public transport and other hand held hold objects. The last mode of transmission is genetically, this may then lead to asthma or even death (WHO,

Chicken Pox also known as Varicella, is known to be extremely contagious. Chicken Pox is caused by a virus called varicella zoster virus. It can easily spread from one person to another. The disease can cause many symptoms. It’s most common in children, especially under the age of 15. There is treatment for the disease and ways of preventing it.

The following paper provides a detailed description of Chickenpox and the determinants of health contributing to the development of the disease. The

Chickenpox is a viral infection caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) transmitted via the respiratory route that causes itchy, blisters-like rashes usually lasting about 5-10 days. It is highly contagious transmitted by person to person contact (direct) from respiratory secretions or indirectly through contact with airborne respiratory droplets, via soiled inanimate objects infected by discharge from skin lesions, vesicle discharges or nasopharyngeal secretions. The incubation period lasts about 10-21 days and the disease is communicable 1-2 days

contact with someone with the virus). Chicken pox is mainly found to infect children because