What to do if your child has chickenpox and a fever

When a child gets chickenpox, parents must take good care of the child, because chickenpox is a highly contagious disease, and even contact with a child with chickenpox can easily infect the child. When a child gets chickenpox, he or she will experience symptoms such as headache, fever, loss of appetite and general weakness. When a child gets chickenpox, he or she must be taken to the hospital for treatment in time.

Children are more susceptible to chickenpox because chickenpox is highly contagious, has a wide range of transmission routes, and has low immunity in children. Mothers may wish to look at the reasons why children are prone to chickenpox, and take relevant measures to reduce the chances of children getting chickenpox.

If children have chickenpox and the condition is not very serious, mothers can choose some ointments, such as gentian violet, carbolic acid solution, etc., and apply them to the affected area. However, if the child's condition is serious, take the child to the hospital immediately.

1. People with damaged skin.

If a child has broken skin, you can choose to apply 10% gentian violet on the affected area.

2. People with itchy skin.

If children have itchy skin, you can choose to apply 2% carbolic acid solution or calamine lotion on the affected area.

3. Those whose herpes has ruptured.

If the herpes of a child has ruptured, you can choose to apply neomycin ointment on the affected area.

4. Fever.

If a child has a fever, physical cooling is recommended. Aspirin is not recommended because it increases the risk of Reye's syndrome.

5. Patients with secondary skin infection, or concurrent pneumonia or sepsis.

If children have the above conditions, sulfonamides or antibiotics can be used respectively.

6. Those with more severe itching.

If children have severe itching, they may consider taking phenergan orally.

7. People with secondary bacterial skin infections.

If a child has a secondary bacterial skin infection, tetracycline ointment or antibiotics can be used topically.

8. Children with chickenpox

In addition to choosing different ointments to apply to the affected area according to different situations, it is also essential to use some antiviral drugs for treatment.

(1) Riboviral ribavirin: Oral, intramuscular or intravenous, 7-10 mg/kg/time, once every 6 hours for 7-10 days. The herpes may dry up and the symptoms may improve within 1-2 days.

(2) Adenosine: 10 mg/kg per day diluted in glucose and given intravenously, effective for some children.

(3) Acyclovir: 250 mg/M2.d orally or intravenously in 3 doses for 5-7 days. Symptoms may improve after 3 days of treatment.