Chickenpox (also called varicella) is a common viral infection seen in children. The chickenpox virus can be spread from person to person through the air, or by contact with fluid from chickenpox blisters.
In most cases disease is usually mild in childhood but rarely it can be serious, especially in very young infants or in adults.
- It causes a rash, itching, fever, and tiredness.
- It can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, and in rare cases brain damage, or death.
- A person who has had chickenpox can get a painful rash called shingles years later in old age
VACCINATION
2 doses of Chickenpox vaccine taken 3 to 6 months apart after the age of 15 months can prevent chickenpox in 80-90 percent cases. But if someone who has been vaccinated does get chickenpox, it is usually very mild. They will have fewer blisters, are less likely to have a fever, and will recover faster and will not have bad complications.
Dr Shacchee Baweja & Dr Vipul Baweja 