PPT-Varicella

By Chase Martens amp J oel Easterwood What is Varicella Varicella also commonly known as chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella zoster People who get the virus often develop a rash of spots that look like blisters all over their bodies The blisters are small and sit on an area of red skin that can be anywhere from the size of a pencil eraser to the size of a dime Youve probably heard that chickenpox are itchy Its true The illness also may come along with a runny nose and cough But the good news is that chickenpox is a common illness for kids and most get better by resting just like you do with a cold or the flu And the really good news is that thanks to the chickenpox vaccine lots of kids dont get chickenpox at all Kids who do get it after theyve gotten the shot often get less severe cases which means they get better quicker. S Can you get chickenpox more than once If I think my child has been exposed to chickenpox what should I do brPage 2br 147147152136136156152V136156152 156136136156152UxxUx135UVV136152i136152v156147136156152156U136147147152136i156 How are chickenpox a It is charac terised by vesicular skin lesions and fever Complications of chickenpox occur in approx imately 1 of cases There were 1500 hospitalisations per year in Australia prior to universal immunisation most of which were in otherwise healthy y OTISpregnancyorg Chicken Pox Varicella and the Vaccine and Pregnancy In every pregna ncy a woman starts out with a 3 5 chance of having a baby with a birth defect This is called her background risk This sheet talks about whether exposure to chickenpo DNA Enveloped . Viruses. I. Objectives. In this lecture you will learn about properties, pathogenesis, clinical picture and diagnosis of: . Herpesviruses. . (HHVs 1 to 8). Poxviruses. Smallpox Virus. Varicella http://www.phsource.us/PH/CD/varicella.htm (1 of 3)8/25/2005 3:59:03 PM Varicella l Your used bed sheets are another potential source of infection. Place these linens in a plastic bag. A Dr Shivani Pathmasrirengan. GP ST2. Viral exanthems . RASHES . A Coxsackie virus. B Measles. C Parvovirus. D Rubella. E Toxoplasmosis. F Varicella. G CMV. H HSV. I Scarlet Fever . Questions . 3 year old has generalised . Preschool or Head Start. 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP). 3. Polio. 1. Varicella (chickenpox) – if no history of disease. 2. 1. Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR). 3. Hepatitis B. 2. ON. A VIRUS DISEASE COMMON TO AFRICA. CHICKEN POX. BY . EJIBUNU NAZIRAT ADEREWA. 15/SCI05/007. MICROBIOLOGY. Table of content. Introduction. Virus classification. Type of disease. Route of infection. cannot pass shingles from one person to another. There is the rare occurrence that a person who has never had chickenpox (or the chickenpox vaccine) could get chickenpox from a person with What are s 421 the face and scalp, spreading to the trunk and abdomen and event ally to the limbs. After three or four days, the vesicles dry with a granular scab and are dry up; the infec ious period is from o Student Age Group Required Vaccines Ages 2 through 5 years enrolled in a school based program not licensed as a child care provider 4 do ses of DTaP, DTP, or DT vaccine 3 doses of P ol io vaccine 3 QA ��ENSURING IMMUNITY TOVARICELLA IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS��(11/2017) Page of Recommendation for unvaccinated HCWs without evidence of immunity who are exposed to varicellaUnvac ABSTRACT. Varicella Zoster Virus – can cause Polyneuritis . C. ranialis. and Aseptic meningitis. VZV meningitis overlaps with . Tuberculous. meningitis with clinical and lab features. We present a case of an elderly female with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome evolving into a .