Treatment
Chicken pox is a highly contagious viral disease that is spread by direct contact or breathing in germs from someone's cough or sneeze. Two weeks after exposure, chicken pox spots appear on the body.
How is it treated?
Baking soda bath.
Calamine lotion as needed to skin.
Benadryl liquid or capsules taken by mouth for itching.
Important points to remember:
Chicken pox is spread by direct contact or breathing in from nose and throat secretions.
Crusts do not contain the virus.
Crusting occurs in 5 to 10 days after breakout.
Children are not to go to school for at least 7 days - until all sores are crusted.
Trim nails and do not scratch.
Bathe daily.
Let scabs fall off by themselves.
Home remedies for Chicken Pox Scars :
Apply Sandalwood oil ( not the paste ) from the first day of appearance of rash till the fall of scabs.
Apply Vitamin E oil over the skin. Will help the healing process.
A bath of oatmeal is a natural remedy to relieve the itch due to chicken pox.
Honey smeared over the skin will also help in healing the disease.
Lukewarm water baths with neem leaves will help relieve the itching.
