21. USATODAY.com - Chicken Pox Delays Slater Debut In 'Nest' The show must go on, but not if the star in this case Christian Slater has chicken pox. Producers had to cancel the opening night of One Flew Over http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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23. Hardin MD : Chicken Pox / Chickenpox From the University of Iowa, the *best* lists of Internet sources in chickenpox, chicken pox, and varicella. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/chickenpox.html

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24. EMedicine - Pediatrics, Chicken Pox Or Varicella : Article By Richard Lichenstei Pediatrics, chicken pox or Varicella Varicella, or chickenpox, is usually a benign, self-limited, primary infection that affects approximately 4 million http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic367.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Pediatric Pediatrics, Chicken Pox or Varicella Last Updated: December 30, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: chickenpox pox varicella-zoster virus V-Z virus ... Varicella-zoster immune globulin , VZIG, Varicella encephalitis , bacterial superinfection, pneumonia Reye syndrome aseptic meningitis , teardrop vesicles, dew drop on a rose petal AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Richard Lichenstein, MD , Director, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center Richard Lichenstein, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics Editor(s): Kirsten Bechtel, MD , Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital; Robert Konop, PharmD

25. Misc.kids Chicken Pox FAQ When my kids had chicken pox, I used alternating Aveeno and baking soda baths. My son had chicken pox when he was 161/2 months old, and his case was http://www.well.com/user/rld/myriam/cpoxfaq.html

Misc.kids Frequently Asked Questions Chicken Pox Collection maintained by: Myriam Godfrey rld@well.com Last updated: 9/28/95 To contribute to this collection, please send e-mail to the address given above, and ask me to add your comments to the FAQ file on Chicken Pox. Please try to be as concise as possible, as these FAQ files tend to be quite long as it is. And, unless otherwise requested, your name and e-mail address will remain in the file, so that interested readers may follow-up directly for more information/discussion. For a list of other FAQ topics, tune in to misc.kids or misc.kids.info . The list of general questions asked for this FAQ are included at the end of this document. Contents: I. Chicken Pox in Children and Remedies II. Chicken Pox in Adults and the Use of Acyclovir III. Chicken Pox During Pregnancy IV. References V. American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on new Chicken Pox Vaccine VI. The Chicken Pox Vaccine VII. Links to other sites I. CHICKEN POX IN CHILDREN AND REMEDIES The best treatment is supposed to be Aveeno oatmeal baths in combination with Aveeno's Super Anti-Itch cream. Calamine lotion runs second to the Anti-Itch cream. Caladryl is usually not recommended due to the danger of an overdose of Benedryl (diphenhydramine) from absorption through the skin, although oral Benedryl is given. Studies have shown that Tylenol (acetaminophen) does not shorten and may lengthen the time it takes to recover, possibly by one full day. I'd use it anyway if it made the child more comfortable. Aspirin must not be given to children and teenagers suspected of having chicken pox due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.

26. MEdIC - Chicken Pox Vaccine chicken pox Vaccine. The varicella zoster virus, better known as chicken pox, causes an itchy blister like skin rash that covers the face, scalp, and trunk. http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/ptnt/00001180.htm

Chicken Pox Vaccine The varicella zoster virus, better known as chicken pox, causes an itchy blister like skin rash that covers the face, scalp, and trunk. It is accompanied by fever, headache, malaise, and loss of appetite. In most children the disease is an annoyance, but in children who already have a suppressed immune system serious complications can accompany the infection. Approximately 9,000 individuals are hospitalized each year from chicken pox infections, 80 percent of which are children. Around 50 children each year die from complications of the disease. The vaccine was more than a decade in development by Merck and the company has spent two years to prove to the FDA that the vaccine was safe and the effect was durable. The vaccine was tested on 9,545 healthy children and 1, 648 teenagers and adults. There are several unanswered questions about the vaccine, including: How long it protects against chicken pox and whether booster shots will be required to keep immunity. If the vaccine will have any beneficial effect for older adults in the prevention of shingles. Shingles results when an adult loses their immunity to the varicella zoster virus. It appears as a rash with painful blister like qualities generally in one area of the body.

27. Shingles Virus - Symptoms, Treatment, Link With Chicken Pox BUPA health factsheet shingles can affect adults at any age but the likelihood of an outbreak increases with age and in people with a weakened immune http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/shingles.html

search home services health information ... BUPA Products and services Health insurance Financial protection Hospitals Care homes ... International cover Visitor interest areas Individuals Business Intermediaries Health professionals ... BUPA members Facilities finder Find local health and fitness facilities World of BUPA BUPA services around the world at bupa.com health information health factsheets Shingles Published by BUPA's Health Information Team February 2004 Shingles causes a painful rash of small blisters that typically appear on the body, often in a band on the chest and back. The virus that causes shingles is called varicella zoster. This is the virus that causes chickenpox. After having chickenpox, the varicella virus lies dormant in the spinal cord. If the virus reactivates in the spinal cord it causes shingles. Chickenpox and shingles Chickenpox is very common in children, and usually only causes mild illness. Once someone has had chickenpox, they are immune to further infection. However, the varicella zoster virus which causes chickenpox remains in the body for life. Normally, the varicella virus lies dormant and does not cause health problems. But if the immune system, which normally protects the body against infection, is weakened the virus can reactivate. When reactivated, it causes shingles, which can be more serious than chickenpox.

28. Mott Health Topics: Chicken Pox And Children With Heart Disease Children with heart disease will be exposed to chicken pox at some time It is not necessary to take extra precautions to avoid chicken pox exposure. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/chheart/care06.htm

Chicken Pox and Children with Heart Disease Find Your Way Child and Adolescent Health Topics A-Z Your Child Development ... What if I have questions? Is there any special precautions for children with heart disease and their exposure to chicken pox? How can I treat the chicken pox? If your child does come down with chicken pox, there should be no complication of the heart disease. You may use all the comfort measures suggested for other children such as Benadryl (BEN-ah-dril), Calamine (KAL-ah-mine) or Caladryl (KAL-ah-dril) lotion, and various baths. Fever may be treated with acetaminophen such as Tylenol. If your child is taking aspirin and comes down with chicken pox, you should contact your cardiologist. If your child appears to have chicken pox lesions in the mouth or has difficulty breathing, contact your physician. Otherwise, in about a week to 10 days, everything should be healed. The illness is over when all chicken pox lesions have crusted over and no new ones appear. What if I have questions?

29. Chickenpox - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia chicken pox, also spelled chickenpox, is a common childhood disease caused by the Aspirin shouldn t be used during a chickenpox infection because it can http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox

Wikimedia needs your help in the final days of its fund drive. See our fundraising page Over US$225,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. Thank you for your generosity! Chickenpox From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chicken pox , also spelled chickenpox , is a common childhood disease . According to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons "Prior to the development of the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, the disease was widely recognized to be one of the most benign illnesses. The Encyclopedia of Medicine of the American Medical Association stated in 1989 that chickenpox is a "common and mild infectious disease of childhood" and that "all healthy children should be exposed to chickenpox … at an age at which it is no more than an inconvenience." Likewise, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared in a 1996 brochure that "[m]ost children who are otherwise healthy and get chickenpox won't have any complications from the disease." and: The risk of contracting and dying from chickenpox was little more than the risk of being struck and killed by lightning (about 89 cases per year in the U.S)." (out of a population of 295,734,134 in 2005 ) "Chickenpox mortality was among the lowest of all known diseases."

30. Complications: Chicken Pox (Varicella) Chickenpox (varicella) is a viral illness that mainly affects children. Between 85 and 95 percent of pregnant women are immune to chickenpox, but if a woman http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188_675.asp

View All Chapters Find Your Local Chapter September 8, 2005 Before You're Pregnant During Your Pregnancy Complications Caring for Your Baby ... [View All Articles] Chickenpox (varicella) What you need to know: Chickenpox (varicella) is a viral illness that mainly affects children. Its symptoms include an itchy rash and fever. Between 85 and 95 percent of pregnant women are immune to chickenpox, meaning that they cannot catch it. About 1 woman in 2,000 will develop chickenpox during pregnancy, however. If a woman does catch chickenpox during pregnancy, there can be serious consequences to the baby, depending on when in pregnancy the infection occurs. If infection occurs in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, there is a very small risk (less than 1 percent) that the baby will be born with congenital varicella syndrome, a group of serious birth defects. If infection occurs around the time of delivery, the baby may be born with chickenpox infection. If this infection is treated, most babies have only a mild illness. Without treatment, up to 30 percent of infants die. What you can do: There is a blood test that can determine whether you are immune to chickenpox. If you are not sure if you have had the disease, you can get this blood test before pregnancy or early in pregnancy. Women who are not immune, and not yet pregnant, can get vaccinated. Experts recommend that a newly vaccinated woman wait at least one month before trying to get pregnant.

31. Pros And Cons Of The Chicken Pox Vaccine - DrGreene.com Dr. Greene discusses the pros and cons of the chicken pox vaccine in depth, emphasizing those children and adults with existing illnesses should be http://www.drgreene.com/21_510.html

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32. Chicken Pox In Your Baby: What You Need To Know How to tell if your baby has chicken pox, whether it might be dangerous, and what you can do to ease the symptoms. http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyills/babyrash/11991.html

var ACM, oPopup, oDefPopup, offsetTop=10, offsetLeft=10; You seem to have disabled JavaScript. To take full advantage of our site and functionality, we recommend you enable Javascript. How? var ad1=''; document.write(ad1); Preconception Pregnancy Baby Toddler ... Your Baby's Health Chicken pox Approved by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board By the BabyCenter editorial staff My baby has a red, spotty rash all over her chest. Could it be chicken pox? Is chicken pox dangerous? Is there any way to prevent chicken pox? How can I treat my baby's chicken pox? ... Related Links My baby has a red, spotty rash all over her chest. Could it be chicken pox? It could be. Chicken pox typically shows up as an itchy rash that starts as small red bumps. These bumps quickly change into clear, fluid-filled blisters on a pink base, which in turn eventually become dry brown crusts. New waves of blisters often spring up during the process. Your baby will likely be tired and slightly feverish. Chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which spreads from person to person extremely easily. The illness can be passed on through the air (when the person with chicken pox coughs or sneezes) or by direct contact with fluid from the blisters before they crust over. Because most babies get antibodies for the virus from their mother while in the womb, it's unusual for children to come down with chicken pox during the first year. Those who do tend to have a mild case. var ad2=''; document.write(ad2);

33. Chicken Pox During Pregnancy Find out if you should be worried when you ve been exposed to chicken pox while expecting. http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/9329.html

var ACM, oPopup, oDefPopup, offsetTop=10, offsetLeft=10; You seem to have disabled JavaScript. To take full advantage of our site and functionality, we recommend you enable Javascript. How? var ad1=''; document.write(ad1); Preconception Pregnancy Baby Toddler ... Pregnancy Complications Chicken pox during pregnancy Approved by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board By the BabyCenter editorial staff Is it risky to be exposed to chicken pox during pregnancy? What can happen to my baby if I get chicken pox while pregnant? Is chicken pox more risky than usual for me if I get it during pregnancy? What should I do if I'm exposed? ... Related Links Is it risky to be exposed to chicken pox during pregnancy? In most cases, no. It's not a problem if you've already had chicken pox because your body has developed antibodies to the virus, which in most cases makes you immune to further infection. And even if you think you never had chicken pox, there's a good chance you did; surveys show that about 95 percent of adults born and raised in the United States are immune. (Women who grew up in tropical climates are somewhat less likely to be immune because chicken pox is less common in those areas.) If you have any doubts, see your practitioner for a blood test to find out if you're immune. If you're not immune and you do develop chicken pox while you're pregnant, there's a very small chance that it will affect your baby and some possibility that it will be dangerous for you. But keep in mind that this situation is very rare: Researchers estimate that there are only about six cases of chicken pox for every 10,000 pregnancies.

34. Medem: Medical Library: Chicken Pox Vaccine chicken pox Vaccine. Varicella The Chickenpox Vaccine Currently, revaccination with the chickenpox vaccine is not recommended. http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZU7QBMH4C&sub_cat=2

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38. GlaxoSmithKline Australia - CHICKEN POX Health Information chicken pox. br Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus. http://www.gsk.com.au/gskinternet/publishing.nsf/Content/Pat_HealthInfo_Vaccines

GSK Australia Patients Health Information Chicken Pox ... Travel Vaccines CHICKEN POX What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus. What are the symptoms of chickenpox? Chickenpox causes an itchy rash of small red bumps on the face and trunk that spreads rapidly to other parts of the body. The red bumps quickly become small blisters that crust over. Successive crops of blisters develop over 2 to 4 days, with most being crusted over within 6 days of the rash first appearing. Individuals affected may feel very sick and have fever lasting 3 to 5 days. These symptoms are generally more severe and last longer in adults than in children. How do you catch chickenpox? The virus is spread easily from person to person, usually by airborne droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or by contact with the fluid from a chickenpox sore. People with chickenpox are infectious for about 2 days before the onset of the rash and until the final sore has crusted over. Does chicken pox cause any serious complications?

39. American Life League - Activism A repeated concern about chicken pox vaccine is its unknown potential to cause Could use of chicken pox vaccine in all children make matters worse? http://www.all.org/activism/pox01.htm

ACTIVISM Chicken pox vaccine: Does everyone need it? by Kristine M. Severyn, R.Ph., Ph.D. Overview Incidence and death rates Approximately 3.9 million cases of chicken pox occur annually in the United States, killing an estimated 90 persons (0.0023% death rate). Although chicken pox is considered a relatively harmless disease of childhood (90% of cases occur in children under 10 years of age; peak age of incidence = 5-9 years (3)) with generally mild and rarely severe complications, the push to research and license a chicken pox vaccine stems from the significant complication and mortality rate among high-risk persons. These groups include children with leukemia, or persons receiving steroids, e.g., patients with cancer, arthritis, kidney disease, organ transplants, or asthma. Steroids are known to suppress immunity, leaving the patient sometimes defenseless against what would normally be harmless diseases. Immunocompromised persons comprise only an estimated 0. 1% of all chicken pox cases. Adults are another high-risk group for chicken pox complications, some requiring hospitalization for pneumonia and possibly resulting in death. The hospitalization rate for adults with chicken pox is 14 to 18 hospitalizations per 1,000 cases, compared to 1 or 2 hospitalizations per 1,000 cases for children. Adults comprise only 2% of chicken pox cases, but are responsible for 47.5% of deaths.

40. Chicken Pox Vaccine Reactivates When Immunity Declines Free twiceweekly natural health newsletter of top medical news on subjects including splenda, soy, sucralose, statins, insulin, aspartame, prevention and http://www.mercola.com/2000/apr/2/chicken_pox_vaccine.htm

Dr. Joseph Mercola Author of the Total Health Program Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe to my free newsletter: Previous Issues What This Means Health Rankings Essential Info Health Blog My Vision My Qualifications #1 Natural Health Website ... More... Health Resources Nutrition Plan Fewer Grains/Sugars More Omega-3 More Water ... E-mail to a Friend Chicken Pox Vaccine Reactivates When Immunity Declines After vaccination with the live attenuated varicella zoster (chicken pox) virus (VZV), anti-VZV titers decline and reactivation of the latent infection can occur. While this can boost immunity to the natural infection, the drawback is that reactivation may be accompanied by mild symptoms. Researchers followed 4,631 children who had received the vaccine. In children who initially had high anti-VZV titers, titers tended to decline during the 4 years of the study, while in those whose initial response to the vaccine was weaker, titers increased over time. The investigators identified 508 children who experienced a substantial increase, or boost, in VZV immunity. This rate was considerably higher than that expected from exposure to wild-type virus, and hence is attributable to reactivation of the vaccine virus. When titers remain high, the virus is dormant, but as immunity declines, the latent virus wakes up. In most cases, the boost will not lead to any symptoms more serious than a mild fever or a few spots.

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