Red warm and sore skin or if the Chickenpox on the eyeball A f - PDF document

• Red, warm and sore skin, or if the • Chickenpox on the eyeball• A fever that has lasted for more than ve days.Preventing the spread of chickenpoxAvoid contact with people who have weak and infants aged less than four weeks. You et, or if you t home it is not usually necessary to avoid o contact with other children since chickenpox s contagious is contagious even before the rash appears nd they are likely to have and they are likely to have already been xposed. exposed. Your GP surgery on:.....................................doctor. If necessary, your child can be seen Parent’s guide rst ten years of life. Virtually all children catch chickenpox at some point.there are often outbreaks in winter and infection of a nerve and the skin around it).In healthy children chickenpox is often a about one week. C

hildren with weakened adolescents, adults and pregnant women often have a more severe illness. vomiting,sensitivity to bright light or Problems breathing or persistent What are the symptoms? to toe. They can be anywhere on the body, and become itchier. After one to two days the to dry out and crust over. The crusted skin will fall off naturally after a week or two.Therefore different clusters of spots may be at different stages of blistering or drying out. Can it spread to others? shingles. However, it’s not possible to catch How is it treated? Simple supportive care is sufficient for the majority of children. You should ensure socks over your child’s hands at night can use and have a soothing, cooling effect.with an antiviral medicine called Aciclovir. effective if given in the first 24 to 48 hour