What should you pay attention to when you have chickenpox?

In fact, generally speaking, we will only get chickenpox once in our lifetime. Once we have had chickenpox, our body will have a certain resistance to the chickenpox virus, so we will not get the disease again. So, when we suffer from chickenpox, what should we pay attention to in order to make the chickenpox disappear faster? Let me share with you the things you should pay attention to when you have chickenpox.

1. The sick child should be isolated alone, the room should be well ventilated and well-lit, and he should rest in bed when he has a fever.

2. The diet should be liquid or semi-liquid food that is easily digestible and rich in vitamins.

3. Clothes and quilts should not be too many or too thick. Sweating due to excessive heat will cause rash and itching. Keep clothes and quilts clean to avoid secondary infection.

4. Cut the child's nails short and keep hands clean to reduce the possibility of scratching chickenpox and causing infection. The child's hands can be wrapped with gauze or wear gloves, and the scratched chickenpox can be coated with 1% gentian violet solution.

1. Prevent children from scratching blisters due to unbearable itching, which may cause inflammation and the bacteria may spread to other damaged skin areas.

2. If a child is infected with chickenpox, you can put cotton gloves on him to prevent him from rubbing his eyes with his hands, which would cause the virus to infect the eyes and cause keratitis, leaving scars on the cornea and affecting vision.

3. One of the symptoms of chickenpox is a mild fever. The fever starts while the chickenpox spreads and goes away when the chickenpox disappears. Do not take aspirin to reduce a fever during your fever as this can increase the chance of complications. It can easily cause a type of encephalitis, Reyes Syndrome.

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

Chickenpox in children is highly contagious and has various ways of transmission, which is related to the child's lack of resistance. Parents need to understand the common causes of chickenpox in children and take active protective measures to reduce the possibility of their children getting chickenpox.

First, chickenpox is an epidemic virus that is highly contagious. People with weak immunity who come into contact with people suffering from chickenpox have an incidence rate of up to 92%. Secondly, the main source of infection is sick children, and the infectious period is one or two days before the rash appears and one week after. If a child comes into contact with someone with shingles, he or she may also get chickenpox.

2. Chickenpox is widely spread

The main transmission routes are direct contact and saliva, and it can be transmitted by healthy people even if the distance and time are short, so prevention is difficult. It is easy to be infected if you come into contact with someone who has chickenpox and have not been vaccinated.

3. The child’s own immunity is low

If a child has low immunity, he or she will be more susceptible to infection. Because their immune systems are not yet fully developed, children cannot defend themselves well against the chickenpox virus.

4. Infection through the mother

Children under six months old can obtain antibodies from their mothers, so children at this age will not get chickenpox. However, if a pregnant mother contracts chickenpox during pregnancy, it may be transmitted to the baby. Children will acquire antibodies after having chickenpox, but they may still develop shingles.