Ribavirin is not very useful for people with chickenpox. Chickenpox itself is a self-limiting disease and will heal on its own even without treatment. But chickenpox is generally recommended antiviral treatment, antiviral treatment can shorten the course of the disease, and reduce the chance of complications, the preferred antiviral drug is acyclovir, the course of treatment in about 7-10 days. In most patients, antiviral treatment results in a significant reduction of clinical symptoms and a gradual crusting off of the rash. In addition to antiviral treatment, chickenpox also needs to pay attention to keep the skin clean, do not scratch, because the most common complication of chickenpox is skin bacterial infection, you can appropriate topical glycerite lotion, can effectively prevent bacterial infection.