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Virus: Chickenpox (Description of vaccine Mayo Clinic & Healthier You…
Virus: Chickenpox
Description of vaccine Mayo Clinic & Healthier You
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Vaccine is called the Varicella Vaccine and it is made up of live, yet weakened/unattended virus
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Doctors estimate that each year 3.5 to 4 million people, mostly children, get chickenpox. Ninety percent of cases are in people under 15 years of age. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are approximately 100 deaths and 9,300 hospitalizations due to the complications of chickenpox each year.
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How the virus works Mayo Clinic
The Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) attaches to a host cell in your nose and starts to reproduce extremely quickly. The reproduced varicella particles then travel to the liver, spleen and sensory nerve tissues. The virus then starts to infect the skin cells after it reaches the liver, spleen and sensory nerve tissues, which causes the blisters.
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After the initial chickenpox infection, VZV hides in nerve cells and is sometimes reactivated later in life. This reactivated, often very painful, disease is called herpes zoster or shingles. Researchers are trying to learn what causes the virus to become active again after being dormant for many years.
How it spreads
By mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing
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Common signs: fever, loss of appetite, headache, and tiredness. It tends to appear 10 t0 21 days after an individual is exposed to it.
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Chickenpox requires no medical treatment. A doctor might prescribe an antihistamine to relive the itching. For the most part, it is left to run its course. If someone has a high risk for complications, a doctor might prescribe some medication to prevent infection from spreading further.
Taking Care of the Rash:
- A cool bath with added baking soda or uncooked oatmeal
- Calamine lotion dabbed on the spots
- A soft, bland diet if chicken pox sores develop in mouth
- Antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl, others) for itching. (Ask a doctor to make sure children can take these medications)
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