Question 1

what does chicken pox look like?

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Bumps, blisters: Chicken pox typically starts as small red bumps which then turn into small, fluid filled blisters (vesicles) and then crust over. Typically new crops of bumps show up as the older ones are crusting. Children are contagious until all the spots have crusted.

Question 2

how often on average does a child get chicken pox what does it look like?

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Once unless vaccinat: One episode of chickenpox in middle childhood confers a lifetime immunity. There is some concern that one having it in the first few months could have it again, but this is rare. The spots come in many stages at the same time, a "dew drop on a rose petal" describes the color & features of a classical blister.  They start as tiny bumps & evolve to blisters within a day, then break, weep & crust.

Question 3

what do chicken pox look like in a baby?

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See below: Chickepox rash always start on the trunk first then spread to arms and legs.  3-4 different shapes of rash present at same time, e.g., red spot, blister, red raised bump, and crust.

Question 4

what does the chicken pox look like . picture please?

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See below: Chickepox rash always start on the trunk first then spread to arms and legs.  3-4 different shapes of rash present at same time, e.g., red spot, blister, red raised bump, and crust.

Question 5

what do the symptoms of chicken pox look like, in a child who has been vaccinated twice?

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Chickenpox sypmtoms: It is very rare for a child who has had 2 doses of the varicella vaccine to still contract chickenpox. The infection is usually a lot milder, no symptoms may appear and there could just be a few blisters (resembles the appearance of a dew drop on a leaf) - with or without the itch.

Question 6

can adults catch chicken pox just like kids can?

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Yes: If they never had them as a kid they can get them as an adult. Most (80%) who don't recall having them as a kid have blood test evidence that they did have them in the past. However, adult chickenpox is quite worrisome with some developing a fatal pneumonia and many quite sick with the illness.

Question 7

what is the actual name of chicken pox in adults?

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Chicken pox: Still called chicken pox in adults.
A special type which affect only a portion of face(like right upper 1/4 of face) or body (like a linear form involving right chest/back ) called shingles(herpes zoster).

Question 8

how is chicken pox different in adults than children?

Accepted Answer

Worse: Usually adults would ill seriously.
Another type of "chicken pox" in adults is called shingles(herpes zoster).

Question 9

i'm wondering why are chicken pox dangerous as an adult?

Accepted Answer

Outcome variability: At it's peak, chickenpox was most common in preschool kids, with &gt; 2 million cases/yr , 50 deaths & 10, 000 hospitalizations. With the adoption of the vaccine the kid problem has become less an issue & sporadic adult cases have gotten more attention. Adults are at higher risk of a fatal pneumonia for reasons that are unexplained.We see a similar increased morbidity with mumps in adulthood.

Question 10

how soon after chicken pox can an adult go back to work?

Accepted Answer

About a week: Chickenpox tends to emerge in waves of new spots over a period of 2-5 days.The blister grows, pops ; crusts usually within a single day. A person is considered contagious for 1-2 days before to 6 days after the emergence of the rash.

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