Chicken Pox

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I’m concerned my 3 yr old will get the chicken pox this winter. She has asthma as well as severe allergies and sinus problems. Her pulmonologist was pushing her getting the flu shot but he mentioned nothing about the chicken pox vaccine. Can chicken pox affect an asthmatic? Ursula Holleman Macey’s mom

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> I’m concerned my 3 yr old will get the chicken pox this winter. She has > asthma as well as severe allergies and sinus problems. Her > pulmonologist was pushing her getting the flu shot but he mentioned > nothing about the chicken pox vaccine. > Can chicken pox affect an asthmatic? > Ursula Holleman > Macey’s mom

Ursula, By all means, get your daughter vaccinated against chicken pox! It can definitely aggravate her asthma and put her in danger. My daughter was 2 when she was diagnosed with asthma. She was coming off of a prednisone burst when she was exposed to chicken pox. (Prednisone weakens the immune system) When the first spot appeared, I scheduled an appointment with her pediatrician who prescribed Zovirax for her. Zovirax is usually used to combat Herpes, which chicken pox is related to. It works by preventing the virus from reproducing, thus shortening the length of the illness and the severity. It must be used within 24 hours of the first outbreak, however. Well, we got her on Zovirax immediately, but within two days, she was still covered in spots, running fever, and her asthma was starting to run amok. I finally took her to ER, but was fortunate enough to bring her home with more meds and an every two hour neb schedule. Needless to say, I was exhausted both physically and emotionally, but my little one pulled through it. This was before the chicken pox vaccine was available. It cost me a lot of money and a good bit of suffering to find out that chicken pox is NOT the innoccous little childhood disease I’d always thought it was. If I could have had her innoculated, I most definitely would have. My daughter is most often triggered by infections, whether viral or bacterial, so we get any innoculations against disease that we can. Regards, Karen karendATdaddDOTtiDOTcom (change the capital letters to the appropriate symbols)

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I’m another mom that sweated bullets over this one. We’d been in and out of the ER for a year and a half with my son. I thought he should get the vaccine, but our family doctor was very much against it. He wanted my son to have it while he’s young, so we KNOW he is immune forever. He said, "Yes, I know he could get a booster vaccine later, but when he’s due he will be away at college — and what are the chances that he’ll actually get it? When’s the last time you got a tetnus shot?" (Um, I think I had a tetnus shot about 20 years ago….) I wishy-washed until it was too late. His older brother got chicken pox from school and brought it home. An average case is 200-400 pox — I counted at least 700 on my 3-year-old’s body. He spent a week soaking in a baking soda bath (the only thing that could comfort him). Surprisingly, his asthma didn’t get out of control. I contribute that to the fact that he started using an inhaled steroid about 4 months earlier. My doctor thinks I did the right thing. I’m still not sure. It IS a comfort knowing he is permanently immune to Chicken Pox, but he had a horrible week of sickness, he has many tiny scars, and I missed a lot of work time (a week for the first kid, then another week and a half for the second kid) and much sleep. Mary p.s. And the whole family is trekking to the doctor’s office next week for flu shots.

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Our 5-year old son with asthma was exposed to chicken pox at least 20 times before he caught it last month. We live in Germany now, where the vaccine is not available, and were actually thinking of getting him immunized over Christmas holiday when back in the US. He had hundreds of pox but no asthma complications at all. Fortunately, he has not been on oral steriods for over 2 years, which I understand is the biggest issue for chicken-pox/asthma combinations. Good luck!

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I really sweated this decision–because there is some concern that the chicken pox vaccine might wear off in adolescence–and chicken pox in an asthmatic teenager doesn’t seem like a good idea! I was told that they’ll be able to test my daughter’s immunity later to see if she needs to be reimmunized, so that took care of that worry. We finally had her vaccinated last winter when she was on Pediapred at least once a month. The trick then was to find a time when she had been off Pediapred long enough (I think they said at least a week) and didn’t look like she was coming down with another cold! We’re still not sure if we’ll vaccinate my son–we’re waiting to see if his asthma seems to be as problematic. Interestingly, our pediatric allergist was not nearly as concerned about the possibility of my daughter coming down with chicken pox while on Pediapred as I was–you might want to talk this over with your doctor. Good luck! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m concerned my 3 yr old will get the chicken pox this winter. She has > asthma as well as severe allergies and sinus problems. Her > pulmonologist was pushing her getting the flu shot but he mentioned > nothing about the chicken pox vaccine. > Can chicken pox affect an asthmatic? > Ursula Holleman > Macey’s mom

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My 14 mo old son had chicken pox when he was only 6 mo old and it did not have any affect on his asthma. I think you only have to be concerned if the child is on steriods and gets chicken pox. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Can chicken pox affect an asthmatic? > Ursula Holleman > Macey’s mom

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Macey’s Mom: I cannot tell you what to do. I can only tell you this: I have been a chronic ashmatic since age 5. At age 31, I caught the Pox 9 days after my daughter, even after having the vaccine (my GP said, "let’s try it, but I’ll bet it’s too late, you’ll have it in 10 days. Missed by one!) I would rather be eaten by sharks after having been dumped from an airplane while being shot in the head with a bow and arrow than do that again! To make a long story short, I have been in deeper trouble than I ever thought I could be since that event. I could never tell anyone not to get a vaccine, heck, the pneumonia booster that I got last winter may have been the best shot I have ever had. I am just getting back squared away after a five month diability stint, caused by the asthma, aggravated by the Pox, years of prednisone use ( and abuse-to get out the door to work every morning), corticosteroid inhalers, adrenal system failure, incredible weight gain, and all the flu, cold allergy nonsense that goes along with Asthma. I never took it seriously until it almost killed me for the 3rd time in three years. Now, my daughter has it ( not too bad, though) and we watch her like a hawk, make sure that all those wonderfully expensive meds get used. The right move now may make a big differenece later. Best of luck to the little one. I’d rather have asthma than see a child with it. There is just no way for a little one to explain to someone else how frightening an attack is, communication at that age is not up to the task. I, like you, and my parents for me, and all the other folks on this newsgroup, probably agree, they would easily trade the use of a limb for the comfort, safety and well being of their children. — Michael Paulus

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>> I’m concerned my 3 yr old will get the chicken pox this winter. She has > asthma as well as severe allergies and sinus problems. Her > pulmonologist was pushing her >getting the flu shot but he mentioned > nothing about the chicken pox vaccine. > Can chicken pox affect an asthmatic? > Ursula Holleman > Macey’s mom

The only concern my pediatricians have ever mentioned to me in regards to chicken pox and asthma are STEROIDS. Their concern was that if exposed or caught while on steroids the severity of the chicken pox can be much more severe. Steroids lower your immunity, so if your daughter takes steroids it is a concern to discuss with your doctor. Maureen

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Another treatment I found that helps is giving and Oatmeal bath. Products such as Aveeno Oatmeal Bath are great. Generic brands work equally as well. My son was lucky. I had chicken pox at 15 so it was a somewhat recent memory. All right 15 years recent. But I was old enough to feel the itches in my mind. Hope this helps also. > Chicken pox starts in the warm areas ie arm pits, they start out as > little red dots, then within a few days possibly the face & hands get > covered. They are very itchy. I used calamine on both my kids. Hope that > is a little help for you. Its been 6 yrs since my kids had it but that > is what I remember. > Please don’t respond to my posts by email. > Thanks very much, Bren

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There is a lot of information about chicken pox (and other childhood diseases) on www.cyh.sa.gov.au in the parenting/child health section. You will find the symptoms, how long they last, what you can do etc. Good luck with it – Pam

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Does anyone know the symtoms of Chicken pox?? Please answer. Soon.

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Chicken pox starts in the warm areas ie arm pits, they start out as little red dots, then within a few days possibly the face & hands get covered. They are very itchy. I used calamine on both my kids. Hope that is a little help for you. Its been 6 yrs since my kids had it but that is what I remember. Please don’t respond to my posts by email. Thanks very much, Bren

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The little red dots (rash) will quickly turn into little blisters. Most kids get a fever, some get body aches, the rash is VERY itchy and the poor kiddos are generally miserable. Tylenol, or some such work for the body aches and fever. Calamine lotion is great for the blisters, also try a luke warm bath with baking soda before dabbing (liberally!!) with the calamine. Do as often as nessisary to keep them comfy. When the blisters scab over they can rejonin the general population. Good luck, they usually last 7-10 days. (At least this is what I remember from my girl-friend’s kids last year.) Liz

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> >My eight year old son has come down with Chicken Pox This is the first >case of it with my children so I’m in the dark about this. Could some one >please tell me how long it usually lasts? > My boys have just recently gotten over the CP. I can tell you what I > was told. From time of exposure the marks show up anywhere from 2 to 3 > weeks later. They are considered contagious for as long as the "pimple > like spots" are around. Not until they scab completely are the > considered ‘done’ with CP.

I have one other bit of info to add. You are right that the child will remain infectious until after the lesions scab over, but CP are most infectious BEFORE the lesions show themselves. So be careful who you might expose before your other children actually show up with lesions.

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>My eight year old son has come down with Chicken Pox This is the first >case of it with my children so I’m in the dark about this. Could some one >please tell me how long it usually lasts?

My boys have just recently gotten over the CP. I can tell you what I was told. From time of exposure the marks show up anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks later. They are considered contagious for as long as the "pimple like spots" are around. Not until they scab completely are the considered ‘done’ with CP. >What is the likelyhood that my five year old will get it?

Yes. If they have spent any time around the other one it is likely they too will catch it. >Can you even get the pox inside your mouth?

Yep, both my boys had some in the inside of the mouth. I put some Campophinque on their’s when they complained about pain and the nurse I spoke to said that was fine. The only time you really need to worry about them being some place they shouldn’t is if they show up IN the eye. GET THEM TO A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY if this occurs. >And lastly, should he be seen by a doctor?

Only if you are not sure it is chicken pox. Otherwise you’ll most likely be exposing a whole bunch of other children to the CP. If you child(ren) itch, I recommend an OATMEAL bath to help with the itch, but DO NOT LET THEM SCRATCH. This will leave scars much worse than they might of had otherwise. (Speaking from experience when I had them as a kid.) >Thank you for your help. >Cornetta Camenga

Your welcome. I only can hope I have been some help. Kellie Brown

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My eight year old son has come down with Chicken Pox This is the first > case of it with my children so I’m in the dark about this. Could some one > please tell me how long it usually lasts? >It usually lasts about two weeks. (10 – 14 days) > What is the likelyhood that my > five year old will get it? >Pretty high. Note, though, that the incubation period is two to three >weeks so it might be as long as this before you notice symptoms in the >five year old (unless they were exposed at the same time). > Can you even get the pox inside your mouth? >You can get pox anywhere, in the mouth, on the genitals, in the eyes (in >especially bad cases). > and > lastly, should he be seen by a doctor? >You can call your doctor for advice but normally, if it’s obvious that >it’s a case of chicken pox, they prefer not to see the child. >Good luck! >Peace, >Alexis

Alexis though your advice seems right I would strongly advice anyone who thinks their child has chicken pox to seek medical diagnosis of this, and there is no doctor in the U.K. who would prefer not to see the child, my advice is make an appointment with your doctor but tell who ever you ring you think they have chicken pox so they can isolate you when you arrive. If nothing else by seeing the doctor they can give creams to help with the iching therefore hopefully preventing scarring. At last they have found something capable of doing the work of 5 men. ONE WOMAN !!!! http://homepages.enterprise.net/odonn

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My eight year old son has come down with Chicken Pox This is the first case of it with my children so I’m in the dark about this. Could some one please tell me how long it usually lasts? What is the likelyhood that my five year old will get it? Can you even get the pox inside your mouth? and lastly, should he be seen by a doctor? Thank you for your help. Cornetta Camenga

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> My eight year old son has come down with Chicken Pox This is the first > case of it with my children so I’m in the dark about this. Could some one > please tell me how long it usually lasts? What is the likelyhood that my > five year old will get it? Can you even get the pox inside your mouth? and > lastly, should he be seen by a doctor? > Thank you for your help. > Cornetta Camenga

Hi Cornetta, The blisters will last from 7 to 14 days. When they’re all crusted over with no more oozing, he’s no longer contagious. If your five year old plays with brother while the sores are present he has a good chance of getting them too. It is a highly contagious disease. Incubation period is about 14 days, so expect to see them on your younger child in two-three weeks. Yes, he can have pox in his mouth. They seem to like moist places best (genitals, underarms, bellies, etc.) You don’t really need to see the doctor unless the symptoms call for it. Give tylenol for the fever (*never* aspirin) bathe liberally (dump some oatmeal in the bath water – it’s soothing), and hand him a cool compress to press on the itchy places. Cut his fingernails nice and short, and think about giving him a pair of soft cotton gloves (keeps problems from scratching to a minimum). If the pox look infected or if his fever stays high too long then call the doc. Good luck! Laurie

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Angel here with a suggestion from my mother and my mother-in-law, both nurses. > says… >Could someone help me. My eight year old has Chicken Pox and the itching >is >really bothering her. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could put on >her?

Sit her in the bathtub, give her a small cup with calamine lotion and a paintbrush, and let her paint her pox. Worked for my daughter. Angel, who got a call after her 8 month OB appointment saying "your child has chicken pox, come get her"

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>Could someone help me. My eight year old has Chicken Pox and the itching is >really bothering her. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could put on >her?

An inexpensive home remedy is to take a bath with oatmeal in it. Place oatmeal in an old pair of nylons and tie it off. Put it in a bath. The nylon prevents the oatmeal from gumming up the tub when your finished. There is something in the milky substance of oatmeal which helps relieve itching and soften the skin.

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Could someone help me. My eight year old has Chicken Pox and the itching is really bothering her. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could put on her? Suzie Suzie Melbourne, Australia

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You could try an antihistamine which would make her a bit sleepy as well, but that mightn’t matter. Check chicken pox on http://www.cyh.sa.gov.au

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My daughter and her peers all use Piriton Syrup. It is an antihistamine in liquid form available without prescription from the chemists (in UK). This helps stop the itching. Coolish baths and Calomine lotion can be helpful too. Louise says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Could someone help me. My eight year old has Chicken Pox and the itching is >really bothering her. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could put on >her? >Suzie >Suzie >Melbourne, Australia

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> Just wondering if anyone knows what the early signs of chicken pox are and how > easy it is to obtain them. My daughter was recently at the same building as a > child with chicken pox. Although the office doors were shut, could she have > been exposed through the air? May sound like an asanine question, but I > haven’t went through this yet. What are the symptoms before the spots? Thanks > Michelle…mommy of 3

Hi Michelle, how’s Chance by the way? Here’s what happened with us. Maia was a little cranky for about two weeks (up and down, not all the time) and then she got a fever for about two days and then the spots arrived. She didn’t have that many (about 25 all together) and only the two biggest ones were itchy so we didn’t need anything to put on them. While she had the spots she was fine otherwise, really healthy. As a side note, we didn’t keep Casta away from Maia – it was pretty hard to do anyway – and she never got them. Oh, and one more thing, if your daughter does get them she ceases to be infectious when the last spot has dried up. That means that she can have the spots/scars still but if they’re all dry then she isn’t contagious and you can release her from her sickness confinement. Good luck, — Leonie Lawson Co-Creator of Maia Shea (19/11/96) and Casta Grace (9/8/98) dum vivimus, vivamus (while we live, let us live)

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Thanks for you help…so far, I do not see anything, but it’s only been 8 days. I am going to wade it out and hope perhaps it won’t happen this time, but if it does….I can now be prepared. Thanks for clueing me in. I don’t remember having CP, but I know I’ve had them. Has anyone had their child vaccinated against them? My pediatrician didn’t recommend it. Just wondering. Michelle…mommy of 3

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None of my kids had any early signs. Just red spots that blistered. My oldest started with 1 on his back, and then BOOM! he was covered. #2 started the same way, although he did NOT catch it when #1 had it. No sirree, he waited until I was about to deliver #4 and THEN caught them! #3 came down with them 21 days after #2. One think I did learn, from a friends kid, do NOT let them wrap themselves up. Loose light clothes, the fewer the better. All 3 of mine had extremely lite cases. ChrisOD Mom-to-Mom http://www.cluein.com/cluein/public_summary.html?cid=R1556 A messageboard run by a Mom, for other Moms all about being Moms

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Ummm…don’t know if this matters or not, but I had chicken pox twice. The first time when I was about 6 months old (I’m the youngest of 8, so they went down the line). I got them again when I was in 7th grade. My mom said the first time I had them it was a very light case, but the second time was pretty bad. I had them everywhere…on my scalp, on the roof of my mouth, between my fingers and toes. I was one miserable girl. Both of my boys had them a couple of years ago, they weren’t too bad, but they weren’t too light either. Don’t know if they’ll get them again, but according to my doctor, it’s always possible to get them twice. He said it depends on the immune system at the time of being exposed to the virus. Judy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >None of my kids had any early signs. Just red spots that blistered. >My oldest started with 1 on his back, and then BOOM! he was covered. >#2 started the same way, although he did NOT catch it when #1 had it. No >sirree, he waited until I was about to deliver #4 and THEN caught them! >#3 came down with them 21 days after #2. >One think I did learn, from a friends kid, do NOT let them wrap themselves >up. Loose light clothes, the fewer the better. All 3 of mine had extremely >lite cases. >ChrisOD >Mom-to-Mom >http://www.cluein.com/cluein/public_summary.html?cid=R1556 >A messageboard run by a Mom, for other Moms all about being Moms

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Ah, chicken pox! My lil’ guy had it when he was 2, so we won’t have the problem later. Now, here’s my lil’ story. While in the Dr’s office, getting Tommy checked out, the Doc turns and says "Well, you had it when you were a kid, right?" Uhhhh… nope. He laughs, and says "See you in three weeks, and just come in through the back door!" (I had a great relationship with this Dr., he saw me and my son thru hell and back.) Wouldn’t you know, three weeks to the day, I woke up with a 103 fever, and covered in spots! No symptoms the day before, either. I took a week off of work (should have taken two), had 4 days of 103 fever, my face looked like the Rocky Mtns. sprung up between my ears…. and guess what husband said? "You’ll have to take Tommy to daycare, it’ll make me late for work. Oh, and I have to work late this week too." Hmmmm… another reason why he’s now the EX husband? **grin!** Oh yeah, and three weeks after this, the drug co’s started distributing the vaccine. My life story! Have fun, Cynthia – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Just wondering if anyone knows what the early signs of chicken pox are and how > easy it is to obtain them. My daughter was recently at the same building as a > child with chicken pox. Although the office doors were shut, could she have > been exposed through the air? May sound like an asanine question, but I > haven’t went through this yet. What are the symptoms before the spots? Thanks > Michelle…mommy of 3

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You’ve received good advice. I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents (as always!). When Jenny came down with chicken pox, she had no fever and did not behave as if anything was wrong. That morning, I noticed a spot that I mistook for a mosquito bite. By that evening, I remember noticing she had more spots, and that’s when it hit me they weren’t mosquito bites. I considered Jenny’s case to be mild, not by the number of spots (she had quite a few as can be seen in our photo album on my website), but by the way it didn’t ever make her feel sick. She never ran a fever and ran around the house as if nothing was wrong. My biggest problem was keeping her away from her friends. Since she didn’t feel sick, she couldn’t figure out why she couldn’t play with anyone. Another amazing thing about all this… The day Jenny broke out with the spots was the very next day after being with about 20 other 2-3 year old children all crammed into one living room at our friend’s house for a Halloween party. These kids were all over each other! I specifically remember seeing them pass a flute around (because I was both thrilled at how well they were sharing and scared of the germs they were passing each other). I had the very unpleasant job of calling the hostess of the party so she could warn her other guests that ALL of the children – babies were there too – had been exposed. To our complete disbelief, not one of those children ever came down with it! And this all happened just before the shot became available in our area. So… maybe your daughter won’t catch it either. It’s very hard to tell until you see the spots or not. BTW, about your shot question in your other message… we finally did give Kathy the shot. My pediatrician did not advise it when she was a preschooler, but as she got older, she said it was best since she never caught them on her own. So we gave it to her when she turned 6. I have no idea if it’s effective because we haven’t met a child with chicken pox for a couple of years ever since the shot came out. Take Care! Vicki Surratt Proud Mom of Kathy (6) and Jenny (9)! Visit my website! http://www.vickishome.com Home of the Newsgroup Photo Album! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Just wondering if anyone knows what the early signs of chicken pox are and > how easy it is to obtain them. My daughter was recently at the same > building as a child with chicken pox. Although the office doors were > shut, could she have been exposed through the air? May sound like an > asanine question, but I haven’t went through this yet. What are the > symptoms before the spots? Thanks > Michelle…mommy of 3

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chicken pox is VERY contagious — you can get it walking by a fussy kid in the next grocery cart who is about to come down with it — or sitting in a pediatricians waiting room where a child with chicken pox was sitting earlier. You can certainly get it from the air in a room that has been exposed — but it sounds like in your situation there wasn’t much real exposure. So she probably won’t get it from that — but might — and of course if one child had it that you know of, she may have also been exposed elsewhere. kids with chicken pox get fussy and feverish like coming down with a cold — sometimes a sore throat is an early sign — and then you get one or two spots — usually first on the belly — and then they slowly start breaking out all over. One of my kids only had about a dozen mild spots — might not have realized it was CP if it hadn’t been an epidemic. My other child’s illness began with what looked like a cigarette burn on her tummy — a big blister — pretty scarey — I thought it might be impetigo or something else terrible — and then in a couple of hours she was covered with spots and it was obvious what it was. The other spots were not as bad as that first one — which left a scar.

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Thanks for responding…….I hate the thought of going through this, but I guess it’s a typical childhood illness. Thanks! Michelle…mommy of 3

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Chicken pox is an airborne disease. You don’t have to touch someone with CP or touch something they have touched, etc. The incubation period is about 21 days. When was your daughter exposed?

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Hang in there babe! I went through this early in the summer with both of mine. It takes any where from 7-21 days after exposure to start down with it. (This is according to the doc.) It took mine precisely 17 days. Anna came home with it the last day of school. (How rough is that?? Looking forward to summer break for weeks and then BOOM!) Andy broke out 17 days later. I was relieved as the 14th day was my birthday. I could just see it, "Happy Birthday Mommy! I got spots!!" lol The NG was very helpful to me when we were going through this. So now, I am very happy to pass along the knowledge they all shared with me. Hamilton already said they run a fever first. Neither of mine ran a high fever. Just enough of a fever to feel oogy. And they usually do break out first on their belly. But Anna started out on the back of her neck under her hair first. And then a few hours later had them around her waist. Basically they break out first where ever they are warmest on their body. So check armpits, waist, back of neck, etc. If you do have a case in the making here is what worked best for us. When they get really uncomfortable, give them a dose of benadryl. After you do that run them a warm bath with Aveeno Bath in it (oatmeal bath really great stuff!) It says they can soak for like 20 minutes I think. It says on the package. But I remember them being in the tub about that long. When they are ready to get out, the benadryl should be kicking in. Also Aveeno makes an anti-itch cream. It stinks. (camphor) But it WORKS! It worked better than calamine or the benadryl cream. (I tried ‘em all!) And I think that can be applied up to 4 times a day. So you can use it in between the benadryl and baths. Oh too, I put a note on our front door that said "We have chicken pox." I was glad I did. My adult neighbor has never had it. She is in her 30’s so it would be really nasty for her if she did get it. And I called all of their friends and warned them too. I hope it misses you. But if it doesn’t, you will make it through. Lots of fluids, keep them as quiet as you can (good time for a Disney video marathon!) and make them as comfortable as possible. It took Anna about a week to be all scabbed over and done with it. It took Andy just over a week. But they both made it through ok. I will keep a good thought for you. Let us know how they do! Sharon

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Just wondering if anyone knows what the early signs of chicken pox are and how easy it is to obtain them. My daughter was recently at the same building as a child with chicken pox. Although the office doors were shut, could she have been exposed through the air? May sound like an asanine question, but I haven’t went through this yet. What are the symptoms before the spots? Thanks Michelle…mommy of 3

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writes: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> This may be a really stupid question, but here goes. > Is a Chicken Pox infection in a human contagious to birds in fairly close > contact (same house)? > — > David L. Smith > http://www.caprica.com/~dsmith/index.html > No, chicken pox is not contagious to birds. The only cross-transmitted >disease is >Psittacosis and TB.

There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

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My husband is a resident at a hospital and is always bringing home some disease/infection/misery or another, so I can contribute two more facts I learned from my vet: birds cannot get scabies or pink eye from humans. But their owners can (and did)! Julie, the low-budget doctor’s wife

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This may be a really stupid question, but here goes. Is a Chicken Pox infection in a human contagious to birds in fairly close contact (same house)? — David L. Smith http://www.caprica.com/~dsmith/index.html

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Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

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> This may be a really stupid question, but here goes. > Is a Chicken Pox infection in a human contagious to birds in fairly close > contact (same house)? > — > David L. Smith > http://www.caprica.com/~dsmith/index.html > No, chicken pox is not contagious to birds. The only cross-transmitted

disease is Psittacosis and TB.

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There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

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Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

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disease is Psittacosis and TB.

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There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

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Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

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disease is Psittacosis and TB.

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There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

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Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

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disease is Psittacosis and TB.

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There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

Response:

Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

Response:

disease is Psittacosis and TB.

Response:

There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

Response:

Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

Response:

disease is Psittacosis and TB.

Response:

There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

Response:

Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

Response:

disease is Psittacosis and TB.

Response:

There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

Response:

Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

Response:

disease is Psittacosis and TB.

Response:

There are a few other zoonotics, but the only addition that comes to mind without looking it up is salmonella. Ellen K

Response:

Its not a stupid question at all! The answer is no, chicken pox are human specific, despite the name. There is an avian pox that birds catch, but it is a different virus.

Response:

disease is Psittacosis and TB.