Question on chicken pox

• The disease is caused by an inhalation of infected droplets of respiratory fluids. After the inhalation of VZV, the latter infects the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract.

• The virus replicates in the regional lymph nodes of the upper respiratory tract for a span of two to four days.

• he initial infection is followed by primary viremia (entry of virus in the blood stream) lasting for a span of four to six days.

• The second round of viral infections occurs in the internal organs of the body including liver and spleen.

• The secondary round of VZV infection is flowed by a secondary viremia spread across a span of fourteen to sixteen days.

• You must try to lower the temperature of the body as chicken pox is characterized by high fever. Frequent baths or cold sponges will help to lower high body temperatures.

• The rashes and blisters are extremely itchy. Resist the urge to itch them and prepare a bath made of oatmeal to relieve the itching sensation.

• You may use lacto calamine lotion to alleviate the rashes and soothe the skin.

• You may use green pea water to the relieve irritation of skin.

• You may use honey as an emollient to relieve skin rashes.

• Consume a soup of carrot and coriander to alleviate the symptoms of the ailment.         

Chicken pox-

• It is a self limiting disease.
• The time taken to cure chicken pox is approximately 2-3 weeks. Incubation period being 10 -21 days.
• The rashes disappear from 7-15 days. There is rarely scar formation.
• It is caused by Varicella zoster virus infection also called as the Human herpes virus 3.