Chickenpox is a extremely contagious infection caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It commonly begins with conjunctival and catarrhal indications and then feature spots appearing in two or three waves, mostly on the body and head relatively than the hands and becoming irritated raw blemishes, tiny open sores which restore to health generally without scarring.
Chickenpox has a 10-21 day incubation period and is spread simply in the course of aerosolized droplets from the nasopharynx of sick individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is typically lifelong defensive immunity from further episodes of chickenpox.
Chickenpox is hardly ever lethal, although it is usually more severe in adults than in children. Pregnant women and those with a suppressed immune system are at highest risk of serious complications. The most frequent late complication of chicken pox is shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus decades after the early episode of chickenpox.
Chickenpox has a 10-21 day incubation period and is spread simply in the course of aerosolized droplets from the nasopharynx of sick individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is typically lifelong defensive immunity from further episodes of chickenpox.
Chickenpox is hardly ever lethal, although it is usually more severe in adults than in children. Pregnant women and those with a suppressed immune system are at highest risk of serious complications. The most frequent late complication of chicken pox is shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus decades after the early episode of chickenpox.
