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9910 W Loop 1604 N 124 Phone 210 6920358 San Antonio TX 78254 Fax 210 6920359 Help Your Child Survive Chicken Poxwwwkidsgrowthcom Chickenpox is the most contagious of t. Doctors recommend that all children who have never had chickenpox get the shot The chickenpox shot t Protects your child from chickenpox a potentially serious and even deadly disease t Prevents your child from feeling itchy and uncomfortable from ch 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 Please read the Guidelines to help families complet e the Transition Learning and Development Statement Part 1 the family for more information about the Transition Learning and Development Statement how to fill in your part of the Statement and wha By; Nate Martin and Candace Young. Transmission. You can get the chickenpox from an infected person who sneezes, coughs, or shares their food or drinks. . You can also get chickenpox from touching the fluid from a chickenpox blister. . Mary Bolger, Ph.D.. Anxiety is . An important signal “Caution” “Be Alert” . A source of motivation to take on challenges. Neurobehavioral . Physical make-up of our brain. Maintained through reinforcement . 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. 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 th by the varicella virus. It causes a rash of itchy blisters on the skin, mouth, and throat. Chickenpox is highly contagious, and can spread to other people, especially people who have not had a var General Inormation: Chickenpox Chickenpox (varicella) General Inormation What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster . Chickenpox is a very common inec What is it? Are there side effects with the vaccine?Side effects are usually mild and last a short time, the most common side effects are redness, pain and swellingwhere the needle was given. Other si Page 1 of 2 Child’s NameSchool NurseDateSchoolSchool Phone Number http://www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/wcs Bureau of Maternal & Child Health • Division of Women & Children’s Services 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 1 Why get vaccinated? It causes a rash, itching, fever, and tiredness. A person who has had chickenpox can get a painful rash called shingles years later. 2 Who should get chickenpox Routine 2 doses  varicella zoster virus and is a vaccine preventable disease.  The virus spreads easily from person to person through the air by sneezing and coughing or by direct c ontact with the fluid i