 health servic - univers waterloo http healthservic uwaterloo html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata servic html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata hour html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata emerg html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata insur1 html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata appoint html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata staff html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata topic html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata link html file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata event html chicken pox shingl chickenpox name varicella viral diseas acquir air inhal infect droplet releas ill person direct contact lesion it sex although case occur children chickenpox occur adulthood elderli peopl on attack confer perman immun chickenpox chickenpox howev fact except children infect hiv case chickenpox shingl chronic diseas repeat diseas what chickenpox symptom? the manifest diseas 10 20 dai contagi thi period incub time viru grow spread bodi manifest diseas appear after period incub 1 2 dai gener symptom high-grade fever 39 c 40 c malais loss appetit headach at time lesion chickenpox mouth then skin appear rash promin face scalp trunk characterist lesion chickenpox skin trunk lesion spread skin surfac includ extrem how chickenpox lesion chang? the evolut chickenpox lesion stage initi rash itch lot character small red spot rapid chang bump thi union spot-bump chang hour small blister the liquid contain blister initi clear blurri highli contagi viru produc diseas while blurri blister dry center form dark depress point blurri blister total dry form crust otherwis blurri blister ruptur liquid dri form crust after crust fall leav small ulcer if ulcer deep secondari infect bacteria occur form scar new lesion appear dai erupt stage gener simultan the crust slough 7 14 dai the total durat onset symptom disappear crust rare exce 2 week laboratori some test special identifi viru white cell count normal number singl blood-work and shingl? shingl name herp zoster diseas caus viru chickenpox person experienc chickenpox usual singl unilater zone involv the trunk involv area shingl affect face ophthalm zone bodi pain sever feel burn skin preced appear skin lesion these lesion follow distribut nerv chickenpox lesion evolut complet resolut lesion 2 6 week the post-shingl pain area 6 month elderli peopl usual shingl diseas repeat shingl chicken pox treatment doe chickenpox complic? ye 1- secondari bacteri infect lesion common lead pit scar 2- also deep infect skin occur 3- up-date studi individu chickenpox high risk acquir flesh-eat diseas invas aggress bacteri diseas high mortal rate 4- pneumonia complic adult lead sever difficulti breath time death 5- infect brain grave complic 6- in immunosuppress peopl exampl individu aid cancer organ transplant chickenpox shingl spread bodi seriou persist recurr fatal infect prevent varicella-zoster immun globulin vzig medic produc boost immun system bodi effect prevent chickenpox expos immunosuppress individu vzig treatment diseas in gener prevent chickenpox shingl avoid contact peopl develop diseas someth medic field chickenpox vaccin live attenu varicella vaccin licens unit state march 1995 15 year clinic test the indic approv fda feder drug administr - usa - includ healthi children year ag older adult children adult histori chickenpox children leukemia vaccin it virtual 100 effect prevent sever form diseas adult to chickenpox vaccin canada what chickenpox shingl pregnanc ? chickenpox rare occur pregnanc howev patient risk grave complic varicella pneumonia fetal contamin malform effect sever infect newborn depend infect occur earli late pregnanc for mother respiratori distress main risk mortal reach 20 the matern chickenpox diseas wors half pregnanc for babi born underweight prematur deliveri fetal malform observ fetal infect occur earli month pregnanc the manifest fetal varicella involv organ system skin ocular 68 neurolog digest genito-urinari unlik chickenpox risk mother child case shingl pregnanc treatment - gener measur isol ill person recommend crust disappear bed rest fever keep skin clean tub bath shower fever calamin lotion extern help attenu itch your doctor indic anti-histamin medic allergi relief itch acetaminophen relief fever aspirin ibuprofen avoid ii -treatment complic topic antibiot indic local secondari bacteri infect an oral antibiot prescrib lesion infect extens antivir treatment high-dose acyclovir start earli -within 48 hour onset erupt- chickenpox shingl immunosuppress patient case ophthalm shingl grave complic acyclovir safe well toler pregnanc some point rememb in order safe avoid contact approach chickenpox shingl pregnant woman do share food drink diseas if chickenpox shingl scratch lesion avoid sun exposur avoid spici hot chili food cover nose mouth sneez cough if chickenpox on tub bath dai oat help moistur skin itch control there over-the-counter medic oat prepar if chickenpox shingl feel free call doctor nurs health depart last updat april 03 2001 thi maintain castrom uwaterloo chri strome http uwaterloo web-doc uw infoserv copyright html copyright univers waterloo http uwaterloo 