Chicken Pox in Asia

The disease is caused by infection with varicella-zoster virus and herpes is a contagious disease. Transmission can be through direct contacts and indirect contacts. Direct contact can occur through respiratory fluids and direct contact with the skin of the patient. A rash on the skin begin to fissure and rupture is highly contagious. Indirect contact occurs through the air. Breathing air containing germs herpes varicella-zoster virus can cause a person stricken with chicken pox.

Chicken pox can be dangerous and cause of death in cancer patients and people suffering from immune system deficiency (decreased function of the immune system / immune). The descent function of the immune system causes the body has no immunity and the immune system to fight the virus that causes smallpox attack, so that the weakened condition of the patient which can ultimately lead to something fatal. In children who were given some type of drug that affects the immune system decline, chickenpox can cause death, because the body does not have a defense system to destroy the virus that causes smallpox. The disease is also harmful to a mother and her developing baby.

Chicken pox in pregnant women will give risk to the fetus. If pregnant women with pregnancy of less than 20 weeks of chicken pox, though rarely, a fetus at risk of suffering from congenital disease. Congenital disease in infants include:

1. Scar on the baby's skin
2. Abnormalities in muscle and bone
3. Abnormalities in the legs or arms
4. Heads smaller than normal size
5. Abnormal vision
6. Delays in mental development

In contrast, chicken pox also can not be underestimated if it happens before the baby is born. Chicken pox that attacks on pregnant women in the last week of pregnancy, the baby is also at risk of chickenpox at birth.


Pregnant women who are suspected of being exposed or already infected with chicken pox, you should immediately consult a doctor. Usually, your doctor may recommend an injection of antibodies to varicella-zoster immune globulin (VZIG) to deal with this virus. After 72 hours of intermittent injections, injections of antibodies could prevent or reduce the suffering caused by chicken pox. VZIG is safe for both pregnant women and fetuses.


Giving early VZIG will usually reduce complaints due to infection. This is important because pregnant women are exposed to chickenpox are also at risk of complications of pneumonia (pneumonia). Therefore you should take extra care during pregnancy if the environment or other family members is infected with chicken pox because it is highly contagious.

The symptoms of chickenpox are:

The appearance of skin rashes in
Chicken pox is characterized by red spots in the form of bubbles containing a clear liquid bubble that appears after 24 hours infected with herpes varicella-zoster virus. Red spots that appear on the skin of patients referred with a rash. The rash is usually itchy. Former rash that caused it in general will be lost, but the rash with an infection and damage the skin layer is usually made an impression on the skin. The rash is infected will fester. Then there will be red blisters on his back and head, which is easily broken. The outbreak of rash, causing the liquid out and forming a scab. The rash spreads to the face and rarely to the legs and arms. 3-4 days blisters will continue.
Sometimes found ulcers (sores) on the mucous membranes of the mouth, genitals and eyes. Rash causing the patient to scratch the itch that causes infection, scab and cause new infections.
Fever, head feels a bit sick and not feeling well
Increased body temperature
Appetite disappears
In severe conditions, rashes can appear on the face and limbs, hands, arms, legs and others.


Tips to prevent chicken pox, among others:

Maintain cleanliness of body, clothing and environment.
Clothing and dirty environment is a source of disease. Dirty Agency will be easily infected by germs.
Eat nutritious foods
Nutritious food keeps the body healthy and strong stamina so as to ward off infection germs attack
Avoiding the source of transmission of chicken pox disease
Immunization of chickenpox vaccine

Treatment of patients with chicken pox:

Changing the clothes people every day
Anti-itching powder sprinkled on the body of chicken pox to relieve itching and rash to dry faster.
Separating patients with healthy people for chicken pox is not contagious to others.
Bathe with warm water mixed with anti-itch medication every day.
Cut your nails to avoid scratching rashes on the skin, so that no new infections arise.
To provide comfortable conditions for patients to rest comfortably and accelerate the healing process