What are the symptoms of chickenpox

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Chickenpox is the most common disease among children. Generally speaking, if children do not take timely preventive measures after suffering from chickenpox, they will be infected. What are the symptoms of chickenpox? Now let me tell you something.

What are the symptoms of chickenpox

Symptom 1: the incubation period of the disease is 12-21 days, with an average of 14 days. The onset was acute, mild, moderate fever and rash. The rash first occurred in the compressed part of the scalp and trunk, showing a centripetal distribution. During the rash period of 1-6 days, the rashes appeared in batches.

Symptom 2: the skin lesions show the evolution process from small red macular papules to herpes, scab formation to decrustation, and there is no skin mark after decrustation. During the appearance of water scar, patients' skin lesions will appear obvious pain and itching. If they scratch, it will also cause secondary infection. The weak can have high fever, and about 4% of adults can have disseminated chickenpox and chickenpox pneumonia.

Symptom 3: mostly seen in children aged 1-10 years old, with an incubation period of 2-3 weeks. The onset is more acute, may have fever, headache, systemic fatigue and other precursor symptoms. Within 24 hours after the onset of the disease, the rash turned into a round tension blister with the size of rice to pea, with obvious red halo around, and the central part of the blister was umbilical fossa. After 2-3 days, the blister dried up and formed scab. The lesions were centripetal, first in the anterior face, then in the trunk and limbs.

matters needing attention

The symptoms of chickenpox need to be understood at ordinary times. After children suffer from chickenpox, they must stay in bed more often, and they should change their clothes frequently. It is best to disinfect the clothes they wear.