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Here is presented information about chicken pox,
its causes and symptoms.
Chicken Pox Information
A highly contagious disease, chicken pox is one of
the most prevalent diseases amongst children. Though it may strike
adults as well, children are the more susceptible lot. Chicken pox
primarily results when a person is infected with varicella zoster virus
(VZV). It mainly affects the hands and head. The ailment causes itchy
raw pockmarks, which heal mostly without causing any kind of scar. It
takes almost 10-21 days for chicken pox to get completely cured. With
the vaccinations available in the present time, the occurrence rate of
the ailment has come down drastically, but has not been completely
eradicated. Read on to know more about the causes and symptoms of
chicken pox.
Causes Of Chicken Pox
- Inhalation of airborne respiratory droplets of an infected person
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Contact with broken chickenpox blisters
- Weak immune system
- Persistent wrong feeding of children
Symptoms Of Chicken Pox
- A red, itchy rash that initially looks like insect bites
- Small, liquid-filled blisters that break open and crust over
- Abdominal pain
- Loss of appetite
- General feeling of unease and discomfort (malaise)
- Irritability
- A dry cough
- Low grade fever
- Mild headache
- Weakness
- Sore throat
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