TREATING CHICKENPOX
Posted by Chicken Pox - 29/12/08 at 08:12 amTREATING CHICKENPOX
Treatment for Chickenpox at this present age is very casual and curable except in persons who are vulnerably affected by this sickness. Chickenpox is not a bedridden disease where patients especially infants should not be necessarily in bed unless they are strikes with flu symptoms and fever. A soothing antiviral drug called acetaminophen (Tylenol) with doses prescribed by the physician can be given as intake to relieve the laziness in the affected person. Aspirin medications should be strictly avoided by the infected since intake of Aspirin leads to an acute syndrome called Reye syndrome. Taking hot baths frequently can be employed to keep the itching sensation apart.
Treatment for primary chickenpox in small kids can be initiated by covering their infected region with mittens to avoid secondary infections. There is another class of drugs which do not cure the disease but prevent the viral reproduction, hasten the healing process and reduce the severity of infection. These kinds of drugs are generally called as nucleosides. This antiviral treatment should be started within 72 hours of the onset of the disease for the drug to be effective enough. Consumption of this nucleoside introduces side effects such as rashes, tremor, nausea, vomiting etc. Persons suffering from other ailments conducive of immune system or AIDS might be at a risk of damaging their kidney. In case of advanced infection consisting of VZV stains that becomes immune to acyclovir and other related drugs, a powerful antiviral drug called Foscarnet (Focsani). Intravenous injection of this drug can cause kidney impairment, ulcers on genital organs and other serious ailments.
