"It's been great if you get chickenpox, it's a child's disease." Eits, make no mistake, adult chickenpox can afflict people of all ages. Adults or adolescents who have never had chickenpox in childhood or who have never had chickenpox immunization are actually exposed to chickenpox.
Who says chickenpox is a disease that is monopolized by small children? Adults can also develop diseases caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Adult chickenpox is more likely to occur in pregnant women and adults whose immune systems are low.
Regarding Adult Chickenpox Symptoms, Complications, and Transmission
Just like what happens to young children, itchy and blistered bumps will also grow throughout the body of adults who suffer from chickenpox. These blisters can appear anywhere, even in the mouth, and develop for several days. Adult chickenpox can make sufferers lose their appetite and feel tired.
One or two days before the water bumps appear, usually patients with chickenpox will experience a fever with high temperatures, headaches, and the whole body feels achy. Water bumps in adults will usually dry up and gradually become scabbed. This sores will disappear slowly within one to three weeks. It is recommended not to scratch smallpox spots so as not to leave scars.
Chickenpox in adults usually occurs for 5 to 10 days, and can cause more serious problems or complications, especially in those whose immune systems are weak. Some complications that can arise from adult chickenpox are skin infections, pneumonia, joint inflammation, and encephalitis (inflammation in the brain). In some cases, chickenpox can be accompanied by a bacterial infection and cause the surrounding skin to become red and sore. Chickenpox in pregnant women can cause a baby to have a congenital disease, low birth weight, and dangerous infections. In the long run, adult chickenpox can cause shingles.
Adult chickenpox is very contagious. Chickenpox virus can spread in the air and then settle on clothes, blankets, and enter other people's bodies. Staying together, touching, or using items that have been used by people with chickenpox, and having physical contact with people with chickenpox can also put you at high risk of contracting chickenpox.
When someone has contracted this virus, it takes 7 to 21 days for chickenpox symptoms to appear. Adult chickenpox sufferers can spread the disease to others from before the spots appear, even after the spots dry. Patients can usually return to work after the spots are dry, ie after the fifth or sixth day since the start of the symptoms of chickenpox.
Adult Chicken Pox Treatment and Prevention
Chickenpox treatment in adults focuses on treating the symptoms, namely calamine lotion to relieve itching, and pain relievers to deal with fever. Under certain conditions, doctors can prescribe antiviral drugs such as acyclovir or valacyclovir to fight the virus and prevent complications.
While the right step to prevent adult chickenpox is to get the varicella vaccine. Make sure you consult a doctor before doing the vaccine, because there are some conditions that doctors are not allowed to do the vaccine, for example you are sick, you have an allergy to ingredients contained in the vaccine such as gelatin or neomycin. Also if you have a weak immune system due to undergoing chemotherapy or cancer radiation, taking long-term corticosteroid medications, or suffering from HIV / AIDS.
If you suffer from chicken pox, call your doctor immediately if you have respiratory problems, are easily drowsy, feel weak, cramps, aches or headaches get worse even after taking medicine, feel very unwell or the pain feels worse, and spots smallpox gets worse, or from water bumps come bruised and bleed.
Although often mistaken for children's disease, chicken pox can also affect adults. So if you do not want to contract this disease, it is advisable to keep your distance from people with chickenpox, frequent hand washing, and always adopt a healthy lifestyle so that the immune system is maintained.
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