What causes chickenpox‚ and how is it spread? Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It can spread easily. You can get it from an infected person who sneezes‚ coughs‚ or shares food or drinks. You can also get it if you touch the fluid from a chickenpox blister. What is chickenpox? Chickenpox (varicella) is a common illness that causes an itchy rash and red spots or blisters (pox) all over the body. It is most common in children‚ but most people will get chickenpox at some point
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 Communicable Disease Chickenpox is one of the many highly communicable diseases. This communicable disease is cause by a virus called varicella-zoster which has a resemblance with the herpes virus. It can be transmitted through close contact with the fluids from the blisters or through air wherein the virus is disseminated by coughing or sneezing. Chickenpox is regarded as highly communicable for individuals who are exposed to the disease for the first time
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Varicella (chicken pox) is highly communicable and is a common epidemic disease of childhood (peak incidence in children age 2-6 years). Adult cases do occur. Zoster occurs sporadically‚ chiefly in adults and without seasonal prevalence. Ten to 20 percent of adults will experience at least one zoster attack during their lifetime. It is much more common in winter and spring than in summer in temperate climates. Varicella spreads readily by airborne droplets
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Shingles and how to get rid of them using natural home remedies? Shingles is a viral infection as a result of which you end up with a painful rash. It is caused by a virus called varicella zoster. This is the same virus which leads to chickenpox. If you have already had chickenpox‚ this shingles virus remains dormant in your body. However‚ it could become active again causing the rash. It can be found on any body part. Generally small sections of the body are affected by it. The first symptom you will encounter
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Chickenpox Talitha Marquez Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V Colleen Darrow June 7‚ 2014 Chickenpox Communicable Diseases are transmitted from one person to the next. The transmission occurs via airborne viruses or bacteria‚ but may also be transmitted through bodily fluids or blood. Communicable diseases may also be referred to as contagious or infectious diseases. One communicable disease is Chickenpox‚ also known as Varicella-Zoster Virus. Chickenpox is extremely
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develop pneumonia‚ dehydration‚ and other infections‚ as their immune systems are weaker. Mother and unborn baby can have serious complications if exposed to chickenpox if mother is not immune. 10-20% of pregnant women who get chickenpox develop pneumonia‚ with the chance of death as high as 40%(). If a pregnant woman gets chickenpox while in the first or early second trimester of pregnancy‚ there is a small chance (0.4 – 2.0%) that the baby could be born with birth defects known as "congenital
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varicella-zoster virus the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox‚ the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later‚ the virus may reactivate as shingles.Varicella-zoster is part of a group of viruses called herpes viruses‚ which includes the viruses that cause cold sores and genital herpes. Because of this‚ shingles is also known as herpes zoster. But the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles is not the same virus responsible for
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Shingles‚ also known as herpes zoster‚ is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus‚ causing a painful rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on your body. They most often appear on your torso. They look like a small strip of blisters. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox‚ the virus is already in your spinal cord and brain‚ but inactive. The virus may reactivate as shingles years later. Shingles can be very painful. Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles
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Running head: MICROORGANISMS Microorganisms Chloe Frederick Lauren Smith Keiser University Abstract Microorganisms can be highly dangerous. Some microorganisms include Varicella Zoster‚ or chicken pox. Corona Virus‚ SARS and Lister or food poisoning. There are many viruses and microorganisms out there and these are just a grain of sand on a beach compared to the amount of dangerous microorganisms there is out there. The microorganisms
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Varicella-zoster virus? Varicella may not be a common term in every household but chickenpox on the other hand is always a worry of parents with children in elementary school. Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV). (Talaro) Chickenpox is a virus that causes an itchy rash that is contagious. Chickenpox is spread through airborne droplets or direct contact with the lesions created by chickenpox. Varicella is strictly a human disease and cannot be carried by animals or insects.
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