What to do if your child gets chickenpox

Chickenpox is a relatively ancient disease. It is an acute infectious disease in children caused by a special varicella virus. It usually occurs in spring and autumn and is more common in children aged one to five years old. So what should we do if our children get chickenpox?

1. Relieve itching. When you have chickenpox, your whole body will easily itch. You can ask the doctor to prescribe some anti-itching drugs. Never let your child scratch randomly.

2. Take a shower. When a child is feeling unwell, you can give him a simple shower to make his body refreshed and comfortable.

3. Cut your nails short. Keep your child's nails short to prevent them from scratching the blisters due to unbearable itching, which may lead to inflammation and spread bacteria to other damaged skin areas. If it is a baby, you can put small cotton gloves on him. Prevent him from rubbing his eyes with his hands, which may cause the virus to infect the eyes and cause keratitis, leaving scars on the cornea and affecting vision.

4. Keep it clean. During the chickenpox period, you still need to bathe your baby. After the bath, you can use a bath towel to absorb the moisture on the body and then apply anti-itching medicine.

5. Take a bath with warm water (not hot water) to keep your skin clean and reduce the risk of infection.

6. During a fever, do not take aspirin to reduce fever, as this will increase the chance of complications. It can easily cause a type of encephalitis, Reye's syndrome.