Do you know which disease is the mostunpleasant, unattractive to appearance, but, at the same time, far from the most dangerous and painful? Of course, this is a chicken pox in children, one of the most common diseases that only get sick once in a lifetime.
If you are sick in the childhood with this disease - youlife-long immunity was developed. But if you have children - this disease is bound to visit the house sooner or later, therefore it is necessary to prepare for it in advance. It is not necessary to be afraid - at an early age chickenpox proceeds much more easily than in an adult, but it is better to learn about its first symptoms and ways of infection in advance.
Chicken pox is being given - that's how it soundsthe medical name of the disease - through the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and eyes, that is, by airborne droplets. Most often, the symptoms of chickenpox in children manifest themselves before the age of 10-12, when at least one sick child appears in the preschool or school. If one is ill, all will fall ill, this rule is never violated, unless, of course, someone has not suffered the disease even earlier. This infectious disease becomes contagious the day before skin rashes appear on the skin, but ceases to be so - five days after the disappearance of the last rashes. On average, the quarantine period lasts seven to nine days, although the child may well transmit the disease to his peers in kindergarten or school when it is in the incubation period.
Visible symptoms of chickenpox in children may appearafter 1-3 weeks of contact with sick comrades, when the incubation period ends and the illness enters the final stage. At this stage, the child's body temperature rises sharply (sometimes it rises to 39.5 degrees), and for the first time skin rashes occur, a painful headache and a feeling of rapid fatigue and weakness. Skin eruptions appear as flat pink spots, the number of which increases with time. Then the specks become convex, they turn into bubbles with liquid contents. Mums and dads should ensure that the sick child does not scratch and squeeze out the vesicles, otherwise infection can be introduced. Such symptoms of chickenpox in children can occur throughout the body, not only on the skin, but also on all mucous membranes (in the mouth, at the corners of the eyes, in the genital area). The disease lasts for 3-4 days in a wave-like manner, new vesicles are formed when the former bubbles disappear, and only after this time, crusts form on the damaged areas, falling off independently over time.
Parents should remember that the treatment of chickenpoxchildren must be carried out in quarantine conditions. Although chickenpox spreads in the form of a virus, and is not susceptible to antibiotics, doctors still prescribe these drugs. Basically, they are needed in order to fight a bacterial infection, an invariable companion of the disease, leading to suppuration of the vesicles, especially if the babies constantly comb them. In this period it is very important to distract the child from itching all over the body - to play with it or read fairy tales. While the symptoms of chickenpox in children are manifested, it is better to observe bed rest. So that the child does not suffer from itching, spots should be greased with greenery and washed with a weak solution of manganese, and also ensure that the skin comes into contact only with soft tissues, dry (so that the discomfort does not worsen and the healing lasts longer than usual) and clean. An alternative to wiping can be a short-term bath with all the same weak manganese solution.
Many doctors recommend in the period of the diseaseTo provide the kid with a special diet, consisting mainly of dairy and vegetable products, abundant and frequent drinking. At an elevated temperature, antipyretic preparations containing paracetamol will not interfere, which additionally also have an anti-inflammatory effect. But all these measures should be coordinated with the doctor, who will determine the need for such treatment and the correct dosage of medications.
