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Chicken-pox
The chicken-pox also is - described as water smallpox or damp pocks a droplet infection triggered by the Varicella-Zoster virus. The name chicken-pox comes from the high infection ability of these viruses which are transmitted also about some meters in the air. In the pre-school age, children are predominantly concerned vaccine Kontagiosität as well as one are lacking therefore and because of the high ones in Europe. A vaccination is possible, a multiple vaccination is in preparation. The wind smallpox vaccination is recommended since 2004 of the Stiko. Critics claim, though, that the study on which this vaccinating recommendation is based the chicken-pox was financed and vaccine has methodical defects of one of the substantial manufacturers.
Symptoms
After an incubation period of 9 to 20 days it can this come to the appearance of a slight and short continuous fever as well as head and rheumatic pains, typically but also the hairy head, first late at the limbs up to red spot which is lens large and itching sometimes or follow nodules later days rice grain great little bubbles can form in whose center within hours till maximum day on this in the area of the trunk and face. These can be gedellt and develop in a broader consequence quickly to spots. More seldom, the muscous membranes in the area of the mouth also can, visible, the as well as nose, the eyes, primarily covered erosions at the palate as yellowish here the skin of the genitalia and the anus be concerned. The little bubbles finally burst and it forms a pale brown crust.
Complications
The course of a disease is usually good-natured. The crusts fall without scarring provided that it is taken care of on this that the child doesn't scratch and causes a bacterial super infection with Streptokokken or staphylococci with that.
It can to a liver or Gelenksbeteiligung seldom do, very rare to a pneumonia or the most dreaded complications, an encephalitis or meningitis - therefore a participation of the brain and the meninges - come. At a participation of the cerebellum it usually only comes to a temporary zerebellären ataxia which occurs during the cure phase of the illness or still later.
Chicken-pox in the pregnancy can indicate endangering the embryo seriously. It can around the birth appointment come to more serious complications with the newborn child, particularly if it isn't treated. Women with child wish who aren't sure whether they already had the chicken-pox should therefore let themselves be examined for antibodies and vaccinated if necessary with the gynecologist. In this case you should wait with a pregnancy for about three months to exclude a damage done to the child, though.
Therapy
The treatment usually confines itself to the alleviation of an existing itching by cool and damp compresses being established or applied on adstringierende emulsions better. The fingernails of the child should be cut to minimize the danger of the development of a bacterial super infection.
An existing fever should if you treat at all, not with Acetylsalicylsäure but with Paracetamol since Acetylsalicylsäure is taken to connection at viralen infections with the emergence of a Reye syndrome.
Aciclovir or Vidarabin shall help to minimize the symptoms more oldly than two years among children provided that they is taken within 24 hours. At an existing immunodeficiency one of this medicine also should be given.
These informations may be considered a substitute for a piece of medical advice in no case. The content of this site doesn't can and may be put into any case to make diagnoses or carry out self medical treatment independently.
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