List of topics Toggle mode This disease, caused by the varicella zoster virus, causes red spots on the skin that may reach up to 500. This disease is usually mild and recovers, but in rare cases it can cause problems in the body that may even lead to the patient's death. From the time we are exposed to the virus, it takes 10-12 days for the first symptoms of chicken pox to appear. The disease lasts on average 5-10 days, and during this time the patient needs rest and care. The most common symptoms of chicken pox are: - Red colored seeds that first appear on the head and body and later on the face and hands and feet.... The number of these seeds is between 200 and 500, which causes severe itching of the skin.... - Fever - Coughing - Grumpiness and impatience - Headache - Anorexia Usually, chicken pox is easily recognized by its symptoms. In some rare cases, tests are required for diagnosis in infants and children. Although the symptoms of chicken pox in adults are very similar to those in children, the severity of the symptoms is expected to be greater in adults. The symptoms of chicken pox in adults include: - Fever, body pain and headache that may start one or two days before the appearance of skin rashes... - Red rashes on the skin that gradually turn into itchy blisters.... These pimples are usually seen first on the body, head and face, and then appear on the hands and feet. They dry automatically and scabs appear on them and eventually heal. They are looking seriously... Possible side effects of chicken pox in adults In adults, complications of chicken pox occur for two reasons: - Virus spread in the body and involvement of other body parts with viral infection - Adding bacterial infection to chicken pox infection Both of the above reasons may cause the following complications in adults: - Bacterial infection of the skin, soft tissue, bones, joints, or presence of bacteria in the blood (also called sepsis) - Pneumonia - Brain tissue infection (also called encephalitis) - toxic shock syndrome (toxic shock syndrome, which is a sudden and potentially fatal condition that occurs when a large amount of microbial toxins are released into the body) How is chicken pox transmitted? Chicken pox virus can be transmitted in two ways: - Contact with the secretions of chicken pox skin seeds - Inhalation of respiratory droplets caused by the cough or sneeze of a person with chicken pox People with weakened immune systems for any reason, such as those receiving immunosuppressive drugs or undergoing chemotherapy, are at greater risk of serious complications if they contract chickenpox as an adult. Therefore, they should be extra careful during chickenpox season... A person who has been infected with chicken pox once has a 100% chance of not getting it again... But for people who have not been infected, the chicken pox vaccine is one of the most effective ways of prevention.. Vaccination.** In adults, the first injection of the vaccine reduces the probability of contracting the disease by 78%, and this number reaches 99% in the second injection... 2% of vaccinated children get chicken pox....Many parents try to expose their children to chicken pox disease so that they get this disease in adulthood and become resistant to it....but it is good to know that the chicken pox vaccine injection is better than one shot... ### **Who can use the chicken pox vaccine?** - All children under the age of 13 should be vaccinated once at the age of 12-15 months and once at the age of 4-6 years.... - All people over the age of 13 who have never had chicken pox should be vaccinated twice with an interval of 4-8 weeks... ****** Who should not use the chicken pox vaccine?. - Those who have a weak immune system.... - Those who are highly allergic to gelatin and antibiotics.... - Those who have shown an allergy to the first vaccine injection, do not take the second dose.... - Women who are pregnant or want to become pregnant.... Chicken pox is not particularly complicated.. Resting, drinking plenty of fluids and using fever-reducing drugs help to treat chicken pox.. In severe cases of chicken pox, the doctor prescribes antiviral drugs... Adulthood Although the treatment of chicken pox in adults is very similar to the treatment of chicken pox in children, it may be more important for adults with chicken pox to see a specialist in internal medicine or infectious diseases. Perhaps due to the greater possibility of serious complications of chicken pox in adults, drug treatment with antiviral drugs plays a more prominent role in the treatment of adults with chicken pox. Cases are prevented by vaccination. It remains after the end of the disease and years or even decades later it may show itself as shingles... **footnote:** This general information is a limited summary of diagnostic, treatment and/or drug information. It is not intended to be comprehensive and should be used as a tool to assist the user in understanding and/or evaluating potential diagnostic and treatment options.. This information does not include all information about conditions, treatments, drugs, side effects or risks that may apply to a particular patient.. and should be unique.. Risks or benefits of using drugs.... This information does not endorse any treatment or drug as safe, effective or approved for the treatment of a particular patient.... I, Dr. Mehdi Afshari, disclaim any warranty or liability related to this information or its use... 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