Know what to do when children or young people are ill or injured

Health and safety of the children is so important and should not be put at risk at any time. Any area out of my control that I cannot actually sort myself is reported immediately to be dealt with.

Chicken pox (Varicella) is a virus that is highly contagious by contact from person to person. Varicella can occurs at any age in life, especially to those that are immune-compromised, where they lose the ability to fight the virus. Though Chicken Pox is not a deadly disease, it causes uncomfortable symptoms, such as itch, rash, red spots all over the body. As for those that already have suffered from chicken pox, the virus doesn’t completely get eradicated from the body, but it stays dormant in the coccyx bone. As it is an opportunistic virus, that waits for the body to have weak immune system. However, the second occurrence of this virus is called Shingles; where it does not attack the whole body, but only certain nerves along the body.

When a young child is sick, we take them to the doctor. What if we do not know they are sick,

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

Shingles is a painful rash that causes inflammation of the nerves beneath the skin. The rash, caused by a virus called Varicella-Zoster Virus, which is the same virus that causes the chicken pox. If you had the chicken pox you are at risk for shingles because the virus stays inactive in your nerve tissue (The Mayo Clinic, 2016). Unlike a mild case of chicken pox, the shingles virus causes severe pain, burning, itching, fluid filled blisters, and in rare cases, death (Novatnack, 2007).

However, if symptoms do arise in young children, it generally includes; painful swelling of the hands and feet (dactylitis), fatigue and yellowing of skin colour (jaundice).

VARICELLA is a highly contagious viral disease that is spread through direct contact, sneezing, coughing or fluid. Chicken pox is the most common form of VARICELLA, with about 9000 people are hospitalised each year after having caught the virus, from those people about 90 people will die. Prior to the introduction of a vaccine chicken pox infected around 4 million people each year with around 150 deaths (CDC 2015).The Symptoms of chicken pox include an itchy red rash that may have open lesions, or crusted over wounds, fevers, sore throats and headaches (Better Health Victoria 2016). However Complications of the common chicken pox are what make it deadly. Complications can include dehydration, excessive bleeding, inflammation within the brain, pneumonia, bone infections and joint infections (Health NSW 2014). Babies, adolescents, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are particularly vulnerable to the effects of chicken pox as they find it harder to manage and recover from such symptoms.

A few of the most common signs among adults are diarrhea, fatigue, mouth ulcers, and weight loss. Other medical conditions include anemia, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and hyposplenism. Some symptoms include bloating and gas, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, and vomiting (Mayo Clinic Staff). In children (under 2 years old) the signs and symptoms are vomiting, chronic diarrhea, swollen belly, poor appetite, and muscle wasting. Older children may experience: diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, irritability, short stature, delayed puberty, and sound neurological issues (Mayo Clinic Staff). It is important to be rightfully diagnosed with this disorder earlier in life than it is an

Chicken pox is also known as varicella. It is a highly contagious disease caused by the infection called the varicella zoster virus. Back before the vaccine was made, the virus was so common it was known as a rite of passage for a child.

Chickenpox is disease caused by the virus varicella-zoster. It is most common in children under the age of fifteen but still possible for older children and adults to obtain. Chickenpox appears as an itchy red rash all over the body, the rash can turn into fluid filled blisters other symptoms include, fevers, headaches, tiredness, and loss of appetite.

The pox generally goes through three different phases. The first is having a raised pink or red bumps knowing as papules, which break out over first several days. The second phase comes with small fluid-filled blisters known as vesicles, forming from the raised bumps. These appear about one day before they begin breaking and leaking. Finally, they crust over and form scabs. These will cover the broken blisters and can take an additional several more days to heal. Generally, these are children that are being brought in for the “rash”. Likely this child has been on contact with another child who has the virus, while also not having been immunized against the virus. The virus is usually transmitted airborne, but there is a possibility it could have come from direct contact with another child that has an active virus. For a normally healthy child there would likely be no changes in lab results for the child. Aside from extreme cases where the child might have been kept from treatment for an extended time, could change this childs lab results and

Chickenpox is a contagious viral disease which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.(Britannica) The symptoms appear about 13-17 days after contact with the infected person.(NAVER) Intense itchiness, high temperature(fever), red rash, loss of appetite and headaches are common.(WebMD) The symptoms tend to be worse in adults than in children.(Women’sHealth) Many children get chickenpox before the age of 12. (KidsHealth) It can spread easily by sneezing, coughing from the infected person.(NHS Choices) The disease can be treated by acyclovir. It works best if it is given within the first 24 hours after the rash starts. However, it is not recommended for children below the age of 14.(CDC) The infected person should also rest at home and stay

Chicken Pox is commonly caused by an extremely contagious virus known as the varicella zoster (Hoffmann, 2008). The disease is

Chicken pox is a disease of the skin that makes the person get crusty pustules all over their body that continuously itch. Chickenpox is a contagious disease that spreads rampantly through direct contact. It is important that the person who is dealing with chickenpox to get a special cream to minimize the itch. The cream should also dry up the pustules that should be getting bigger at first and with the cream getting smaller in the end.

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is an infectious disease. Chickenpox is highly contagious and spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person’s coughing or sneezing. This causes it to be categorized as one of the many airborne diseases in the world. Chickenpox is an infection that causes an itchy, blistering rash. It is caused by the Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), which enters the body through the mouth and nose after contact with an infected person. There are two types of the virus, the first being chickenpox and the second is shingles (herpes zoster) which is a recurrent infection of the Varicella Zoster Virus.