Chicken pox is considered an acute diseaseviral character, which is manifested by moderate intoxication, fever and the formation of transparent small vesicles on the mucous membranes and skin integuments. The disease is transmitted mainly airborne, and the peak incidence falls on the spring and winter periods. Since chickenpox is highly infectious, for its development sufficiently remote short-term contact with the diseased, you can even get infected by passing by. However, after a person has recovered, he develops a stable lifelong immunity, which rarely allows repeated infections. Treatment of chickenpox in a child should begin when the first signs of the disease appear, to prevent it from rapidly progressing and evolving.
The first symptoms of chicken pox
The incubation period of the disease continues from13 to 17 days, and a person becomes infectious already from the moment the virus enters the body and continues to remain so until the appearance of the last rash.
The first signs of chickenpox are: rash on face and head surface, fever and general malaise. Individual elements of the rash differ with a pinkish hue, however, no fluid is observed at this stage. If there are such signs of chickenpox in children, treatment should begin immediately.
Secondary symptoms of ailment
Rashes, as a rule, appear wavy,immediately for 2-3 dozen elements, which gradually take the form of bubbles with cloudy contents inside. At each next such formation in the child temperature increase and deterioration of the general condition is observed. The heat can last for a couple of days, after which slight temperature fluctuations occur. If the body is completely covered with watery bubbles, then the body has entered the stage of active struggle with the pathogen. The disease will soon recede. Treatment of chickenpox in a child at this stage consists in careful processing of each individual element. It should be noted that the rashes can be observed not only from the outside, but also inside the child's organism, after about 4-5 days they self-hide, and in their place crusts form which later painlessly disappear.
Treatment of chicken pox
First of all, the child is assigned a bedregime, plentiful drink and a dairy-vegetative diet. With skin itching, soothing and antihistamines are indicated, and it is also recommended to avoid overheating of the body, otherwise the secretion of sweat will further irritate the affected skin. In a mild form, the chickenpox is treated as an outpatient in a child, while the parents must constantly process the emerging vesicles with greens. Severe course of the disease with the development of complications in the central nervous system involves placing the patient in a hospital. The treatment of chicken pox in children "Acyclovir" - the most effective drug intended for the treatment of herpes is widely used. It is also recommended to use immunoglobulin and interferon. The latter helps reduce the number of complications and facilitate the course of the disease. Treatment of chickenpox in a child at home requires compliance with all rules of hygiene and control over the timely replacement of bed linen and bed linen.
