What to do if you have chicken pox as an adult

Adults with chickenpox should be strengthened care, medication and treatment. 1. Strengthen care: chickenpox is chickenpox – herpes zoster virus infection caused by this is a respiratory infectious diseases, if adults have chickenpox, should pay attention to isolation, do not go to public places, avoid infecting other people. In addition to pay attention to rest during the period of illness, the blisters should keep local skin clean and hygienic, do not scratch, do not contact with pollutants, to avoid secondary infection. 2. medication: you can take oral antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, vasiclovir, etc., the itching is serious, you can take oral benadryl, loratadine. If the herpes is not ruptured, you can use glycerin lotion to stop the itching. If the herpes is ruptured because of scratching, you can apply antibiotic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment and mupirocin ointment. Adults with chickenpox should have to go to the hospital in time to minimize the adverse effects of the disease, and all of the above medications should be used as prescribed by the doctor.