Increasing chickenpox with surge in temperature
Posted on: 27/Apr/2015 4:23:06 PM
As there is a heavy surge in temperature, doctors have recorded an increase in number of chicken pox cases in the city. They also say this has in fact started a month earlier than usual.
They advice children below ten years of age to have adequate fluids, vitamin rich foods, etc. Those who are infected need to get exposed to sunlight in order to get their immune system boosted. However, it is also important not to spread infection.
They prescribe medicines for adults and not for children, as in adults, the disease is usually severe. Adults who have not experienced chicken pox in their childhood and with low levels of immunity are likely to contract the disease from affected children, say doctors. They suggest the best way to prevent chickenpox is through vaccination. You can trust a two dose vaccination as it offers almost 90 to 95 per cent protection, say doctors from Child Trust hospital. Most of the patients treated in the hospital now are children. They have mild to self-limiting forms of chickenpox that causes fever and rashes.
