Varicella, called simply chickenpox, is an acute infectious disease characterized by the presence of a typical blistering rash. The chickenpox is transferred differently, and it is infected by airborne droplets.
To say how quickly chickenpox passes in children is definitely impossible, because the virus danger is present at the end of the incubation period and until the crusts formed on the pimples disappear.
Course of the disease
Children with good strong immunity are ill in mild form. But adults, adolescents and children with poor health usually suffer chickenpox quite hard. If a person has had chickenpox, then the body produces lifelong immunity. So they considered until recently, until it was established that immunodeficiency can cause a re-infection. Infecting in the womb can also produce a fruit if a pregnant woman gets chickenpox in the last trimester. At early terms, the child may develop developmental malformations.
The incubation period is 11-21 days, but the question of how many days children suffer from chickenpox, how long it lasts among adolescents and adults, is controversial. With a mild illness, all symptoms disappear within a week, in severe cases, after three weeks.
The onset of the disease is characterized by lethargy, poor appetite, weakness, and fever. After two or three days, typical rashes appear on the skin. Basically, pimples are localized on the face, neck, head, trunk. Sometimes they can be seen on the mucous membrane of the mouth, larynx and even on the genitals. How many days do they usually chicken with chickenpox? Three to five. Then pryshchiki burst, dry up and on them crusts are formed. This happens on the sixth-seventh day. If they disappear, and new pimples no longer appear - this is a signal that makes it clear that chickenpox (as contagious) has passed. In 2-3 weeks from crusts and a trace will not remain. However, until this point, you need to carefully monitor that the baby itchy pimples did not scratch, otherwise the scarring can not be avoided.
So how to tell in advance how much the child will be contagious after chickenpox
Treatment
Since the course of the disease is associated with the state of immunity, it is recommended to take vitamin complexes during chicken pox and make sure that the food is as full as possible. Do not treat chickenpox. Zelenka, which is marked with pimples, is not a cure, but a way to monitor the appearance of new rashes. If the itching is too strong, you can treat the pimples with acetic solution (1: 1 with water). At the temperature, it is allowed to take antipyretics, but not acetylsalicylic acid, which can cause complications with the liver.