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Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads very easily from person to person. You can catch it by direct contact with the fluid from chickenpox blisters or by breathing in the virus particles that are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Just remember though, you can also be infected with the chickenpox virus by touching an object or surface contaminated with the virus and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
Chickenpox, what is it?
Chickenpox vaccination
The best way to prevent chickenpox is to get vaccinated. The chickenpox vaccine is both safe and effective. Once you’ve had two doses of the Chickenpox vaccine it’s approximately 94% effective and you’re protected for life.
The chickenpox vaccination is £74 per dose for adults and £74 per dose for children.
Chickenpox vaccine price
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You can reduce transmission by washing your hands frequently, avoiding close contact with infected individuals, disinfecting contaminated surfaces and staying home if you have chickenpox.
Prevention
Sadly, once you’ve caught the virus there’s no treatment for chickenpox. The good news is that most cases get better by themselves, particularly chickenpox in children. Chickenpox in adults can be more serious and you’re more likely to develop complications. So, it’s worth considering the chickenpox vaccination if you’ve never had chickenpox as a child or you’d simply like to prevent chickenpox for your child.
Chickenpox treatment
The early stage of chickenpox typically starts with a fever, headache, and generally feeling unwell. This is followed by a typical chickenpox rash which is a red, itchy rash that eventually turns into spots and fluid-filled blisters. The rash usually begins on the face, chest, and back, but then spreads to other parts of the body. The blisters will eventually crust over and scab before healing. Although these are the typical chickenpox stages, they can be variable. You or your child may also experience fatigue, loss of appetite, and muscle aches at any stage of the infection. If you’re unlucky, chickenpox can be severe enough to cause pneumonitis or encephalitis, however complications of chickenpox are uncommon.
Chickenpox symptoms
A virus called varicella-zoster causes chickenpox. The same virus can also reactivate and cause shingles in later life. Children often get infected with chickenpox in crowded rooms in nurseries or at birthday parties when lots of children get together.
Chickenpox causes
The chicken pox vaccine is remarkably safe considering it’s a weakened live virus. You can end up with the sore injection site or the occasional fever but otherwise you should be fine. Less than 10% of individuals might develop a localised chicken pox like rash at the site of the injection but this isn’t usually serious.
Chickenpox vaccination side effects
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