Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 21:58

Chicken Pox Prevention

Keep your child away from school or nursery. Inform the child’s school of his health condition and let him or her return to school only once the blisters have fully crusted over. The patient is not considered infectious after this period. This usually takes about a week after appearance of the first blister.

It is best to avoid contact with those at high risk for infection.

If you or your child has chicken pox, it would be considered safe to travel by air only once all blisters have crusted over.  Your travel plans will need to be modified accordingly.

The chickenpox virus can occasionally spread through indirect contact with infected objects like toys, bedding, or clothing. These will need to be washed regularly and surfaces cleaned with a disinfectant to prevent further spread of the virus.

As the disease generally runs a mild course, the chickenpox vaccine does not form part of the routine childhood vaccination programme in the UK. It is recommended by the Department of Health for non-immune healthcare workers or for persons at high risk, except during pregnancy.

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written by sam, September 10, 2009

Is it possible to get chicken pox more than once?

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written by Gail, September 10, 2009

It is rare but yes you can. Particularly if the first dose was mild. Both of my children had a very mild case at the time of their chicken pox shot. BOTH have had it since with only 6-10 pox that was confirmed by the doctor.

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written by Maria, September 20, 2009

My 14 month old daugher had three spots & was diagnosed with chicken poxs 6 weeks later she has the same spread of spots but more & has again been diagnosed with chicken poxs though doesn't have the normal symptons of fever etc & the doctor agrees with me that the spots do not look like a normal chicken pox's spot, I am not convinced it is chicken pox's does anyone else have any ideas what it could be?

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written by Sandra Buckley, October 13, 2009

My sister in law is stopping with us in Northern Cyprus, what we first thought were bites has taken on the appearence of chicken pox. The usual very itchy fluid fill spots. She is 65years old and has had the disease in early childhood is it possible to get it again a such a late age if not have you any ideas what it could be.

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Getting Chicken pox for the second time
written by John Gregson, October 26, 2009

I'm 42 and have just been diagnosed as having chickenpox for the second time - I first had it when I was 13.
It's a pretty miserable experience but plugging on with tepid baths, paracetamol, anti-histamines, ibuprofen and calamine lotion.
My GP says it is NOT that rare to have it twice so much of the advice on the web appears incorrect.

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Have you tried this instead of Calamine Lotion???
written by Annalie, January 28, 2010

The pharmacist gave me some brilliant stuff called Virasoothe cooling, soothing gel. It is a clear gel that cools down your itchy skin so you don't feel the need to scratch.

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