Chicken
pox
Treatment
of Chicken Pox
Chicken
pox has no specific treatment steps and will usually heal itself. The purpose
of treatment is to reduce symptoms that can be done with a few simple steps
such as:
Many drink and avoid foods that can make
the mouth sore, especially salty foods. Prevention of dehydration is important
for people with chickenpox, especially children. Ice can also be given to
relieve pain or itching due to nodule chickenpox in the mouth.
Do not scratch nodule chickenpox as this
may increase the risk of infection and leave scars. Wrap your hands with gloves
or socks while sleeping also can prevent scratching, especially in children.
You can also apply the lotion, calamine powder, or taking chlorphenamine
(suitable drunk children aged one year or more).
Wear clothing made from soft, like cotton,
and loose for a more severe skin irritation due to nodules chickenpox can be
prevented.
Use painkillers or analgesics if necessary.
Analgesics such as paracetamol can be consumed by sufferers who experience pain
and fever. But you should contact your doctor first if your child is under the
age of three months.
Do
not give aspirin to children who are suffering from chicken pox. Aspirin is
given to people with chickenpox children can cause Reye's syndrome. The disease
causes serious damage to the brain and heart. Therefore, never give aspirin to
your child who contract chickenpox or show symptoms.
But
not all people with chickenpox can recover without medical treatment. There are
some categories of people are susceptible to complications from the disease and
thus require more intensive treatment.
One
of the mitigating measures is an antiviral drug acyclovir. Group of people with
chickenpox who may need include pregnant women, newborns, and people with decreased
immune systems, such as people with cancer or diabetes. Aciclovir may relieve
symptoms of chickenpox when given in brackets within 24 hours after the rash
appears.
In
addition to antiviral drugs, the doctor also can advise immunoglobulin therapy,
the treatment with antibodies taken from healthy people. In this therapy, the
varicella-zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG) which contains antibodies to the
chickenpox virus will be given by infusion.
Especially
for pregnant women, the immunoglobulin has an additional function for this
antibody may also reduce the risk of transmission of chickenpox in babies in
the womb.
Complications
of Chickenpox
Chickenpox
including rarely lead to complications, especially in children who are usually
healthy. If anything, a common complication in people with children is a
bacterial infection that attacks the nodule with an indication of the form of
the skin around the pimple reddened and sore.
While
the condition of people with adult chickenpox tends to be more severe. People
with chickenpox adults have a higher risk to be hospitalized. Lung problems,
such as pneumonia, is one of the complications that can occur. Smoking can also
increase the risk of complications in the lungs.
Pregnant
women exposed to chickenpox are also more at risk of complications. If the
contract chickenpox in the first seven months of pregnancy, the unborn baby at
risk of being born with a low birth weight or congenital varicella syndrome.
This syndrome can cause serious complications in infants, between cataracts,
skin lesions, or damage to the brain as well as the hands or feet short.
Transmission
of measles to the baby can also occur when the mother is infected one week
before or after childbirth. If this occurs, newborns are at risk of more severe
chickenpox.
In
addition to infants and pregnant women, steroid drug users and people with
decreased immune systems (eg, HIV or diabetes) can experience complications
from chickenpox. Some of the risks that can arise is pneumonia, septicemia
(blood infection) and meningitis.
Smallpox
Risk of Fire (Shingles)
Varicella
zoster virus may persist in the nerve cells of the body even after symptoms of
chickenpox recover. At a later date, the virus has the possibility to go back
and cause a fire smallpox, especially in adults, and people with immune system
decreases.
Prevention
of chickenpox
Prevention
of chickenpox can also be done through vaccination. Unusual chickenpox vaccine
is recommended to protect people who are at risk of chickenpox are at risk of
serious or pass it to many people. For example, medical workers or children who
live at home with parents who have a decreased immune system.
Especially
for women who plan to have children, postpone your pregnancy for at least three
months after receiving the chickenpox vaccine. The vaccine is also not
recommended for people with decreased immune systems, such as people with
cancer.
In
Indonesia alone, chickenpox is not included in the list of mandatory
immunization for children, but still recommended. This vaccine can be
administered to children aged 12-15 months or adolescents aged 13 years and
over who have never received the chickenpox vaccine.
Transmission
of chicken pox is also very easy-going and can spread rapidly. The first
deployment of prevention measures that can be done is to isolate people with
chickenpox from public places such as schools or offices before all pustule
rupture, dry, then become raw. This period usually lasts for a week after the
appearance of the rash.
If
you live with people with chickenpox, the transmission can be prevented by:
Wash your hands frequently, especially
after contact with a person.
Wearing a mask.
Using liquid disinfectant to wipe objects
or surfaces that may be exposed to the virus.
Washing clothes or bed sheets on a regular
basis and people with separately.
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