VARICELLA

CHICKENPOX
Varicella is a highly contagious disease caused by the
varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It usually presents as a
generalized pruritic maculopapulovesicular rash.

ABOUT
VARICELA
INCUBATION PERIOD
14–16 days after exposure
to the virus
Patients are contagious 1–2
days before rash onset until
all lesions have crusted

SYMPTOMS

RASH PRODOMAL
Adults: Mild Is generalized and
fever, malaise,
anorexia,
pruritic. It progresses
headache may rapidly from macular to
occur 1–2 days papular to vesicular
before rash lesions before crusting.
onset
4-7 days

First in chest, back, and face
Children: Rash Vaccinated persons may only
is often the first have maculopapular
sign of disease.

OTHER: cerebellar
COMPLICATIONS ataxia, encephalitis,
bacterial sepsis,
dehydration/fluid
COMMON: bacterial and electrolyte
skin and soft tissue imbalance,
infection (children), hemorrhagic
viral pneumonia conditions, and
(adults). death.

Chickenpox
1. Raised pink or rash stages:
red bumps 2. Small fluid- 3. Crusts and
(papules), which filled blisters scabs, which cover
break out over (vesicles), the broken blisters
several days which form in and take several
about one day more days to heal
and then break

and leak

Wendy Laura Sanchez Flores

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