Home Remedies for Chickenpox

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Home Remedies for Chickenpox

Chickenpox is one of a highly contagious ailment. It is also known as Varicella as it was caused by varicella-zoster virus. The common victims of chickenpox are children and it is a condition which occurs one or other times in childhood. Sometimes adults may do get it.

It usually starts with a skin rash and gradually develops on the body and head. The rash appears on the second day after the person gets the infection. Finally the rash forms into blisters which then burst and scabs over. It is highly communicable and easily spreads through cough and sneezes. Pregnant women and people who have a suppressed immune system have a higher tendency and are at a risk of severe complication. The incubation period of the disease is between 2-3 weeks. During winter and spring season, people are more prone to get the disease and become infected.

Causes of Chickenpox

Some of the common causes for the disease are listed below:

• Contact with broken blisters of chickenpox.

Herpes zoster virus

• Inhaling droplets of airborne virus of chickenpox

• Poor and weak immune system

Symptoms of Chickenpox

The common and well-known signs of chickenpox are:

• An itch red rash that resembles an insect bites.

• Liquid-filled blisters that are tiny which can break open and have crust over.

Usually the rash of chickenpox has three stages which are given below:

• Raised pink or red bumps (papules)

• These bumps are filled with liquid called blisters (vesicles)

• And lastly these vesicles have crust over and scab

There is a possibility that all the above stages can occur at the same time.

Following the rash there are other symptoms like:

• Fever

• Abdominal pain accompanied with loss of appetite

• A mild h...

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... can be beneficial and heal the symptoms of chickenpox.

Home Remedies for Chickenpox using vitamin E oil and vegetable soup

• Vitamin E oil is effective and should be used to rub the skin. This reduces the irritation and also heals the skin. The marks and scars fade away by using the oil.

• Prepare a soup from carrots and coriander that helps in the treatment of chickenpox. Chop 100 gm of carrot and 60 gm of coriander and put this in three cups of water. Boil this and add salt and pepper for taste. Thereafter, drink the soup once a day and continue this until you are healed from chickenpox.

Apart from all the home remedies for chickenpox, the patient should build the immune system by having a well-balanced diet that should include raw vegetables and fresh fruits. Finally keep the surrounding clean and well-ventilated so as to breathe in fresh air.

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