Children are prone to chickenpox because it is highly contagious, spreads widely and children have low immunity. Mothers may want to look at the reasons why children are prone to chicken pox, so that they can take relevant measures to reduce their chances of getting chicken pox.
The causes of chickenpox
1, chickenpox is very contagious. The first is an epidemic virus, very strong contagious, susceptible to contact with children who are having chicken pox, 92% will be sick. Secondly, children who have chickenpox become the main source of infectious virus, 1-2 days before the rash and a week after the diagnosis are infectious. Finally, chickenpox can occur in children who come into contact with patients with shingles.
2, the transmission of chickenpox is very wide. This means that it is very difficult to prevent the spread of chickenpox. Children who come into contact with people who have chickenpox and do not have the vaccine will have a high chance of being infected.
3. Children have low immunity. Low immunity in children is also one of the reasons why they are prone to contracting the chickenpox virus. The children’s own immune system is not well developed, it is difficult to resist the infection of chicken pox virus.
4. Infection through the mother. Generally speaking, babies within 6 months of age can get antibodies from their mothers, so babies in this period basically do not have chicken pox. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time. The baby can get lasting immunity after chickenpox, but there is still a chance that shingles will occur.
Symptoms of chickenpox
Chickenpox is usually accompanied by headache, general lethargy, and fever. A rash appears within 24 hours of the onset of the disease, which then turns into round, tense blisters from the size of a grain of rice to a green bean.
1. After the chickenpox virus infects a child, after an incubation period of about 2 weeks, the child will develop fever, headache, discomfort, loss of appetite and other early symptoms, which are very much like a cold, and the mother should pay attention to identify them. Once a child has cold symptoms in the spring or winter, it is best for mothers to give the child cold medication, as anti-cold medication is also effective for chickenpox conditions in the early stages of chickenpox. However, once the child is found not to have a cold, but to have signs of chicken pox, take the child to the hospital as soon as possible for treatment.
2. After the appearance of the above symptoms, the skin then appears in batches of papules, herpes and crusts. A few hours or a day, the skin of the child will slowly appear with characteristic papules, initially only in the abdomen or back as if a mosquito bite red rash, and generally only 1-2, a few hours later to develop to the wrists and legs, part of the blisters (at this time, the blisters also from the general size of small grains of rice rose to as if (then the blisters also rose from the size of a small grain of rice to as big as a green bean).
3, 24 hours after the rash, the baby’s face, back, abdomen, limbs and other places will appear red rash spots and blisters, part of it will begin to crust, lasting about a week scabs off. The rash is most frequent on the trunk, followed by the head and face, less on the limbs, and even less on the palms and soles of the feet, which looks like three rash forms co-existing.
4. Around 14-17 days after being infected, fever symptoms start to appear around 38°C and last 1-2 days, accompanied by headache, runny nose, cough, etc.
Treatment of chickenpox
Children with chickenpox, if the condition is not very serious, mothers can choose some ointments, such as gentian violet and carbolic acid solution, to apply on the affected area. However, once the child’s condition is serious, take the child to the hospital immediately.
1. Those with broken skin. Children who have broken skin can choose to apply 10% gentian violet etc. on the affected area.
2. Those with itchy skin. Children who have itchy skin may choose to apply 2% carbolic acid solution or glycolic acid lotion to the affected area.
3.Herpes rupture. Children with ruptured herpes can choose to apply neomycin ointment on the affected area.
4. Fever. Children who have fever are advised to use physical cooling, and it is not recommended to choose aspirin because it will increase the risk of developing Reye’s syndrome.
5. Those with secondary skin infections, or combined pneumonia or sepsis. Children with appeals can choose sulfonamide or antibiotics, respectively.
6. Those with more severe scratching. Children with more severe itching may consider oral fenagan.
7. Those with secondary bacterial skin infections. Children who have secondary bacterial skin infections can use tetracycline ointment for local application or antibacterial agents, etc.
8, children with chickenpox, in addition to different situations, choose different ointments to apply on the affected area, the choice of some antiviral drugs for treatment is also essential.
(1) Triazolyl nucleoside: orally, intramuscularly or intravenously, 7-10mg/kg/time, every 6 hours for 7-10 days. Within 1-2 days the herpes becomes dry and the symptoms improve.
(2) Adenosine: 10mg/kg.d diluted in glucose intravenously, effective for some children.
(3) Acyclovir: 250mg/M2.d divided into 3 times orally or intravenously for 5-7 days, the symptoms can be improved after 3 days of treatment. 9.Tree beans (also known as wood beans) + Senna decoction Sin the affected area once a day for a week. If there is no tree bean, you can use silver flower instead.
Prevention of chicken pox
The prevention of chicken pox is very important because once a child suffers from chicken pox, he or she will look very uncomfortable, and mothers will look worried when they see their children suffering so much. The prevention of chicken pox is divided into active immunity, passive immunity and giving your baby a glass of blueberry.
1, active immunity. The so-called active immunization refers to the vaccination of children against chickenpox. The most economical and effective means of preventing chickenpox in China is the varicella vaccination. Once children are vaccinated, they are generally protected from chicken pox for 10 years or more. The chickenpox vaccine is a highly active attenuated vaccine for healthy children over 1 year of age and under 12 years of age, and the antibodies against chickenpox can be produced in the child’s body in about 2 weeks after the injection is completed. The mother needs to be aware that when the child is having chicken pox, it is not possible to receive the chicken pox vaccine.
2. Passive immunity. The so-called passive immunity refers to the use of varicella zoster immunoglobulin within 96 hours after the child is exposed to chickenpox or herpes zoster, but after the injection of this drug, the protection is very limited, and there is no such drug in China.
3, give children to drink platelet of blue root. If children have been exposed to patients with chickenpox, mothers with plate blue root decoction for children to take, to prevent chickenpox also has a certain effect. The specific method is plate blue root 30-60 grams, water decoction, give children to drink a week continuously can be.
4., keep the room ventilation and as far away from the source of disease. You should open the windows of your child’s room more often to keep the air circulating. Spring and winter are the seasons when chickenpox is highly prevalent. It is recommended that mothers try not to take their children to public places where there are many people and no ventilation.