Virus infection of children easily transmitted by airborne droplets. But lives in the air for long - only 10-15 minutes. Therefore, we can only get infected through direct communication with the patient.
Comforting yet what ill with chicken pox can be a once in a lifetime. Therefore, if you notice on the body baby pink spots and bubbles first thing isolate it from the group of children and the family members who have the disease have not been ill. Kids usually get sick with chickenpox without any complications, but adults often difficult to tolerate children's disease that could not have had a child.
The first signs. Varicella zoster virus for a long time "wandering" through the body and manifests itself only in 10-21 days after contact with the patient. Symptoms of the disease are very similar to SARS: high fever, headache, body aches, lack of appetite. Then there are pink spots on the body (on the back and stomach them, as a rule, more than the arms and legs), scalp, face. After a while they turn into white bubbles, and then covered with a crust.
Course of the disease. Basically, the disease occurs as a normal virus. Body temperature is usually not very high - up to 38 degrees. If the baby feels good, do not rush her to shoot down. At high temperatures, viruses are killed. The child has a fever? Do not torture crumb, give him an antipyretic.
Sometimes crumbs skin can be seen immediately and spots and blisters and scabs. Make sure the baby is not combed and stripped them: so that the wound can be infected, and the scars of ospinok will last a lifetime.
How to treat? Usually no special treatment of chickenpox do not need. To avoid complications - make sure that the child does not supercool, and provide it with adequate amounts of vitamins in the diet and drinking plenty of fluids warm.
Since the appearance of spots and scabs to form, as a rule, this period lasts a week, the child is particularly vulnerable, so try to give him bed rest.
Often change the bedding and underwear crumbs do wet cleaning in his room.
The causative agent of chicken pox is herpes. Therefore, in case of serious illness during the illness will help facilitate such preparation as Acyclovir. It is sold in the form of an ointment, which could lubricate spots and tablets. On the feasibility of using the drug and its dosage, talk to your doctor.
In our country it is customary to lubricate ospinki Zelenko. Much point in that. As well disinfected and prisushivat crust can be via any alcoholic solution (for example, tincture of calendula or Rotokan).
IMPORTANT: All over the child's illness pesters itching. So, try to take a toddler reading, painting, collaborative games, so it does not combed wounds.
Check that there are no bubbles in the conjunctiva. Their appearance immediately inform your doctor.
After each meal offer a child to rinse your mouth with a solution furatsilina or just lukewarm water.
Help alleviate the condition Antiallergic drugs (e.g., loratadine, Claritin, suprostin, Diazolinum).
If there is no temperature at the child, allowed water hygiene. But soak in the bath crumbs can not right now. So wash the baby shower. But in any case, do not rub with a towel after washing. Gently pat the baby's skin, so as not to damage the bubbles. Then treat them with an alcohol solution. Health to you and your baby!
