Complications may arise if your immune system is low, as a result of chemotherapy or of taking immunosuppressants or cortisone to treat HIV. In the vast majority of cases, chickenpox goes away on its on within a couple of weeks. Chickenpox vaccines are only offered when there is a clinical need for them, such as in cases where a healthy child may come into contact with a person with a weakened immune system. In the UK, chickenpox vaccines are not mandatory and are not offered as part of the childhood vaccination programme with the NHS. The only way of preventing the infection is to get the chickenpox vaccine. How can it be prevented?Ĭhickenpox is highly contagious. It only infects humans and it is spread by contact.
You will only get scars if, when you feel itchy, you scratched the crusts before they had healed completely.Ĭhickenpox is caused by an infection of the varicella zoster virus (VZV). This stage can last from one week to 20 days. This is a sign that the infection is over. The crusts will dry out and fall on their own. During this stage the blisters scab over. In case of complications, the pustules can become infected and become filled with pus. There can be several “waves” of spots and blisters, which can also cause an itching sensation.
Within 24 hours the fluid inside the blisters will start looking clouded over. The red, very itchy rash often starts to. At the beginning they appear as red spots, but within a six to eight hours they start to fill with fluid. These symptoms may start a day or two before the chickenpox rash starts to appear. The incubation stage can last from 13 to 17 days, whereas the prodromal stage (that is, the moment when you start getting symptoms such as a high temperature, loss of appetite, coughing and generally feeling unwell) lasts about 48 hours Įxanthematous stage. It is usually more severe in adults than it is in children.Ĭhickenpox goes through three distinct stages: Surveillance and reporting Chickenpox is a nationally notifiable disease. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment For information about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, see healthdirects chickenpox page. It is a highly contagious, airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person or by sharing food with them. Vaccination Find out more about getting vaccinated against chickenpox.
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