What can I do if I have chicken pox?
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I'd call a doctor, they might not want to physically in their office due to chicken pox being extremely contagious.  It is possible to have it more than once.  I've had it twice now and am still not immune.  Make sure you are not around anyone that is pregnant until you know for sure because it can cause birth defects in the baby.
210312
depending on how long she's had them for, she's probably past the contagious period - which is typically when they start to crust over.  Otherwise, tell her you will check in with her next week when she is no longer  contagious because you don't want to get sick - there's nothing wrong with saying that...\n\nby the way - a person is contagious two days before the pox appear- so you've probably already been exposed... takes about a week or two for it to show up after you've been exposed.
777379
First don't take any type of medications, unless you really need to lower you temp.  Medications just mask the fever and don't do anything to help your body get over the fever.  Your body raises its temperature for a reason and that is to fight off the infection, so a fever, I know it is uncomfortable, is actually a good thing for your body.\nSecond make sure you drink lots of orange juice and chicken noodle soup.  The orange juice serves two functions.  First it provides vitamin C which helps your immune system which builds white blood cells to fight the infection.  Second it helps flush your body of the infection when you actually go to the bathroom.  The chicken noodle soup helps in the same way, but I don't remember whats in it, but it has been shown to help the body recover quicker.
346503
Yes, you can get it again.  Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox (stress has nothing to do with causing it).  Anytime you are exposed to the virus, you are at risk for a repeat case of shingles.
205744
You can't do anything to get rid of the chicken pox. All you have to do is keep the child inside and away from other kids and adults who never had the chicken pox. It is highly contagious and can be deadly to adults (who never had it). Just be patient and try your best to keep your cousin from scratching. The less he or she scratches the faster they will go away and the fewer scars there will be in the end.
1080802
Actually you can, there are some anti-virals available depending upon the illness.  Ask your doctor for more info if you think you might need one.
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Chickenpox is one of the classic childhood diseases, and one of the most contagious. The affected child or adult may develop hundreds of itchy, fluid-filled blisters that burst and form crusts. Chickenpox is caused by a virus.\n\nThe virus that causes chickenpox is varicella-zoster, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster (shingles) in adults.\n\nCauses, incidence, and risk factors    Return to top \n\nIn a typical scenario, a young child is covered in pox and out of school for a week. The first half of the week the child feels miserable from intense itching; the second half from boredom. Since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine, classic chickenpox is much less common.\n\nChickenpox is extremely contagious, and can be spread by direct contact, droplet transmission, and airborne transmission. Even those with mild illness after the vaccine may be contagious.\n\nWhen someone becomes infected, the pox usually appear 10 to 21 days later. People become contagious 1 to 2 days before breaking out with pox. They remain contagious while uncrusted blisters are present.\n\nOnce you catch chickenpox, the virus usually remains in your body for your lifetime, kept in check by the immune system. About 1 in 10 adults will experience shingles when the virus re-emerges during a period of stress.\n\nMost cases of chickenpox occur in children younger than ten. The disease is usually mild, although serious complications sometimes occur. Adults and older children usually get sicker than younger children do.\n\nChildren under one year of age whose mothers have had chickenpox are not very likely to catch it. If they do, they often have mild cases because they retain partial immunity from their mothers' blood. Children under one year of age whose mothers have not had chickenpox, or whose inborn immunity has already waned, can get severe chickenpox.\n\nThe pox are worse in children who have other skin problems, such as eczema or a recent sunburn.\n\nComplications are more common in those who are immunocompromised from an illness or medicines like chemotherapy. Some of the worst cases of chickenpox have been seen in children who have taken steroids (for example, for asthma) during the incubation period, before they have any symptoms
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This could be so many things. Have you changed your laundry soap or clothes or anything else in your home lately? colonge? You could just be having a mild reaction to a change. It could be stress. Have you had chicken pox? I would reccomend watching it for one more day. In the meantime try some benadryl to see if it is an allergic reaction you can start with 25mg no more then 50mg (two pills) every six hours. If it doesn't go away you may need a topical seroid or ani fungal...skin things are rough to diagnos without seeing...if it's still there tomorrow or about a week total get in to see your doctor...btw I would never encourage avoiding a dr so if you want to go sooner good on ya
536641
There have been many cases where Chicken pox have infected a human more than once in their life.  But, it's very dangerous for an adult to have it, so you might want to get her to see a physician sooner than later.  Be safe!
815839
This is the truth.  If you had chicken pox....after the rash heals, the varicella virus lays dormant in your body.  It will be there the rest of your life.  IF you get shingles, it is from the dormant virus--you didn't "catch" it from anyone.  And you are ONLY contagious to a person who has NEVER had chicken pox, which means you could give them chicken pox.....NOT shingles.  So, yes...it's true... You cannot get SHINGLES if you never had chicken pox.....but you can still get chicken pox at anytime in your life if you come in contact with it or shingles. \n\nOK?
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The only way to avoid getting the chicken pox is to have had them or to get the vaccine. There is no immunity to it that you can naturally build up. \n\nIt is way worse to get the chicken pox as an adult. It can even be fatal. In adults a different strain of the chicken pox is also known as shingles, which is also extremely itchy / painful and just as dangerous. \n\nIf you want to get the Varicella vaccine, you can go to your local health clinic or doctors office and request it. It will be a series of 2 shots since you are over 12 yrs old. I beleive they are spaced 3 or 6 months apart. \n\nI hope this helps. Good luck and God Bless!!!
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Chicken Pox (Varicella)\nA highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash. Chicken pox infections occur year-round, most often during winter and spring.\nWhat are the symptoms?\n\nThe incubation period—the time from exposure to the chicken pox virus until you develop symptoms—is usually 14 to 16 days but can be from 10 to 21 days. You or your child may feel sick and have a fever for 1 or 2 days before the chicken pox rash  develops. The most distinctive sign of infection is an itchy rash of red spots and blisters. Some children may have a worse rash and more symptoms than others.\n\nIt takes about 1 or 2 days for a chicken pox red spot (macule) to go through all of its stages, including blistering, bursting, drying, and crusting over. New red spots continue to develop every day for as long as 5 to 7 days. Symptoms usually last about 10 days.\n\nChildren usually can return to school or daycare when they stop developing new red spots.\n\nTeenagers, adults—especially pregnant women—and anyone with other conditions or illnesses should see a health professional.\n\nAs for shingles, you can only GET SHINGLES IF YOU HAVE HAD CHICKEN POX, the virus lays dormant, and may reactivate, when stressed, or some virus etc.\n\nShingles\nShingles is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have had chickenpox, the chickenpox virus remains inactive in your body in certain nerves. If the virus does become active again, usually later in life, it causes shingles. Shingle is very painful.\n\nMy husband is a insulin diabetic, and came down with chicken pox, from our daughter, with in a fortnight of her coming down with them. And was very ill. \n\nPlease if you believe your son has chicken pox please seek medical assistance immediately, especially as he has a disability.\n\nI seriously hope he has not got chicken pox, if he does your in for a rough ride. \n\nTake care and good luck.
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Yeah you can still get chicken pox but a less severe form.
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as far as my knowledge aparna...chicken poc does not lead to weight gain...but if sitting home having chickenpox u hog food n sleep.... then it wont take time u start gain weight
577715
its very rare for children to get chicken pox after being vaccinated.. It is contagious and so, the child should not go to school. The pox will eventually disappear in few days or so. Should go for a medical check up before letting the child go back to school
572489
Once you have a cold, there's nothing you can do but let it run its course.  What you can do to ease the discomfort is drink lots of fluids(orange juice for vitamin C) and eat chicken soup.  Other than that, just try to relax and wait it out.
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All my 4 kids have had it and anti itching creams and lotions did not work for any of them. What seemed to work best, was to take off as much of their clothes as possible: the warmer/sweatier they were, the more pox they got. What worked wonders for my youngest daughter was this syrup she took on doctor's prescription and ever so slightly numbed the nerve ends and therefor made her less itchy (I'm really sorry, I can't remember the name...). It made her a bit sleepy too, which was actually not too bad: the more they sleep, the quicker the body gets better!\nBy the way, my doctor did not want me to rub anything on the chickenpox, lotion or cream: according to her it made the chance of (mild) infections bigger, with the result not only that the skin is more irritated and itchier, but also  a much bigger chance of scars......