CHICKEN POX TREATMENT can
be started before you ever get it. If you've never had chicken pox
before but work somewhere where it's likely that you'll get it - eg
in a hospital - a chicken pox vaccine treatment is available
that will give you immunity to catching chicken pox. Of course this
means a small injection.
If caught early, chicken pox can be treated
with Acyclovir, a drug which frustrates the life cycle of the
virus that causes chicken pox. It is a seven day course like
an antibiotic but to make a difference, you must see your doctor as
soon as you think you might have chicken pox so you can get started
before the blisters get busy.
Sometimes during the course of chicken pox
the burst blisters get infected with bacteria. Treatment is
with either tablet form antibiotics or creams, but minus bacterial
infection there is no use in taking an antibiotic as antibiotics
cannot kill the virus which causes chicken pox.
During your chicken pox infection you should
cut your nails short to prevent yourself from scratching the
blisters and scabs hard enough that they get infected or scar. Using
calomine soothing lotions and antihistamine syrups also
help by holding down the itchiness so you don't need to scratch so
much.
Do not use over the counter steroid
creams for the itch as it will make it worse. Do not use
aspirin in kids as it risks Reye's syndrome.
If you're worried about scars see a dermatologist
- a specialist in skin disorders - as soon as possible so they can
advise you early before permanent changes occur.
