Chickenpox

By Daniella Garcia
Biology 1B/4A
4/28/20
 Symptoms and
Virus

Transmission
Chickenpox is an infectious disease (virus)
that can be passed on from person to person
by directly touching the blisters, saliva, or
mucus of an infected person. It can also be
transmitted through the air by coughing and
sneezing. The most common symptoms are
Rash with blisters
blisters that are caused by a rash. This rash
will usually appear 10 to 21 days after you
have been exposed to the virus. The rash
goes through three stages. First stage being
Raised pink or red bumps (papules), which
break out over several days, second stage is
Small fluid-filled blisters (vesicles), which form
in about one day and then break and leak,
and finally the third and final stage is Crusts
and scabs, which cover the broken blisters
and take several more days to heal. The rash
lasts between 5 to 10 days.
 Global Incidence
Minnesota cases from 2013-2018

To today chickenpox (varicella) world

case numbers have been decreasing.
When chickenpox was first discovered
in the 19th century the numbers were
high because they had not yet found
discovered a treatment. But when
scientists created the varicella vaccine
numbers greatly decreased. On the
right is an example of how chickenpox
affected Minnesota.
 Treatment
Varicella Vaccine

Chickenpox is very contagious especially if you

haven’t had it yet so it is important that you
isolate yourself from others. There is no specific
treatment for chickenpox, but there are some
pharmacy remedies that can help alleviate the
symptoms. These include paracetamol to relieve
fever, and calamine lotion and cooling gels to
ease itching. There is a way to prevent getting
chickenpox and that is by getting the varicella
vaccine.
 Sources
O https://
www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/varicella/stat
s/index.html
O https://
www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/ch
ickenpox/fact_sheet.htm
O https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditio
ns/chickenpox/symptoms-causes/syc-2035128
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