This disease is usually considered as a patent for children? In fact, adult infections are more serious.

Chickenpox is usually considered as a "patent" for children, but I don't know that adults may also be infected with chickenpox, and the symptoms are more serious.

Chickenpox is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by primary infection of varicella-zoster virus, which is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and direct contact.

Chickenpox patients will have fever, fatigue, vomiting and other symptoms at the beginning, and then a flat rash will appear first, and then a protruding blister will form. Generally, the face, chest and back will appear first, and then spread to other parts, with fewer limbs.

Can adults get chicken pox?

The susceptible population of varicella is mainly infants and preschool and school-age children, but people of any age can be infected. Adults who have never had chickenpox before may get chickenpox, and about 4% adults may have had disseminated chickenpox.

Adults infected with chickenpox will get worse, with many and dense rashes, and may also have symptoms such as high fever and obvious itching. If the secondary infection is scratched by itching, it will leave a scar. People with low resistance may also be complicated with chickenpox pneumonia and encephalitis. Chickenpox infection during pregnancy can lead to fetal malformation, premature delivery or stillbirth.

How to prevent and treat chicken pox?

Vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent chickenpox at present.

2. People with weak resistance, such as pregnant women, can be injected with gamma globulin for prevention if they are exposed to children with chickenpox.

3. Pay attention to skin cleaning, avoid scratching herpes, avoid breaking the bacterial pollution of chickenpox, and prevent secondary infection from leaving scars.

4. Chickenpox patients should be isolated from the beginning of rash to the scab of all chickenpox herpes.

5. Chickenpox treatment is generally symptomatic treatment. For example, for patients with fever, antipyretic treatment should be carried out first.

6. Acyclovir is effective for early varicella virus infection.

7. Patients with secondary bacterial infection should receive antibiotic treatment as soon as possible.

Adults and children should not treat chickenpox lightly. Nip in the bud and prevent it early can keep us away from it!