Children do not need to be specifically infected with chickenpox, as it can cause sepsis, inflammation of the meninges (meningitis) or pneumonia. In this respect “Lente.ru” said Kristina Mulyukova, pediatrician at the SberZdorovye medical company.
“Children actually tolerate the disease more easily due to the characteristics of their immunity. However, chickenpox can be very dangerous, especially for newborn babies, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems. “Complications could include pneumonia, meningitis or sepsis (a life-threatening condition),” the doctor warned.
To avoid infection, you should wash your hands, especially before eating, try not to touch your face and not share your toothbrush, towel or cutlery with anyone. The best way to prevent this is vaccination.
“It is recommended that vaccination be done starting from the 12th month. If an adult decides to get vaccinated and does not know whether he has been sick before, he must first take a blood test for chickenpox antibodies,” the doctor said.
If a person is already sick, he does not need to refrain from bathing: he should take a shower once a day to relieve itching and prevent infection from entering the wounds.
In rare cases, people can get chickenpox more than once in their lives, such as with HIV infection or cancer. In addition, after recovery, the chickenpox virus remains in the body in an inactive form forever, and with a decrease in immunity it can be activated and provoke the appearance of shingles.
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