What are the symptoms of chickenpox?

Chickenpox is something that many children get when they are young. In the past, chickenpox posed a serious threat to children's health and could even cause them to lose their lives. But now, as long as parents give their children the chickenpox vaccine in advance, they can prevent their children from getting chickenpox in the future. If a child has chickenpox, the body will feel very uncomfortable, and there are many symptoms that can show that the child has chickenpox. So, what are the symptoms of chickenpox?

Clinically, any disease has certain prodromal symptoms. The same is true for chickenpox. Chickenpox is generally caused by the herpes zoster virus. As long as it is treated in time, the disease will recover quickly. However, experts still recommend a correct understanding of the precursors of chickenpox so that timely prevention can be carried out.

Prodromal symptoms of chickenpox: The most common and typical symptom of chickenpox is the rash, but before the rash develops, the patient may experience prodromal symptoms generally 24 hours later. A low-grade fever, for example, can last for hours. The patient may feel uncomfortable, weak, anorexia, and have no interest in food. The patient's skin may have scarlet fever or measles-like rashes, but these rashes will disappear quickly. If the affected population is infants and young children, the rash symptoms are not obvious or may not even appear.

Typical symptoms of chickenpox: The typical symptoms of chickenpox are first red maculopapules or macules, but these macules will soon develop into cool and small oval blisters with a red halo around them. After 24 hours, the contents of the chickenpox will become turbid and the blisters will rupture easily. The herpes can last for about 3 to 4 days and then begin to shrink and shrivel. Secondly, the distribution of chickenpox is centripetal and centralized. It is prone to occur in areas that are easily compressed and easily irritated, initially on the trunk, then on the head, face, and limbs. The symptoms of itching are severe. Finally, if the rash occurs on the mucous membranes or genitals, it will form shallow ulcers if it is not treated in time.

The above experts have given a brief summary of the prodromal symptoms of chickenpox, and also recognized the typical symptoms of chickenpox. This will not only enrich people's understanding of the disease, but also better prevent chickenpox, reduce the incidence rate in high-risk populations, improve prevention effects, and enable chickenpox patients to recover early.