What antiviral medicine should I take for chickenpox

Everyone knows that chickenpox is a disease caused by herpes virus infection, which can be said to be a viral disease, so some antiviral drugs are needed during treatment. In addition, when using antiviral drugs, we must also pay attention to the patient's body temperature, because most chickenpox patients will have a high fever. If you take antipyretics, chickenpox will not break out. So what antiviral drugs are good for chickenpox?

What antiviral medicine can I take for chickenpox

According to experts, the treatment of chickenpox is mainly based on prevention and care, and generally no medication is required. The patient should be isolated and treated until all the scabs have fallen off.

Experts say that babies with chickenpox may have fever. If they have fever, they should stay in bed and reduce activities to prevent complications. Patients with high body temperature can take some antipyretics other than aspirin orally. The diet should also be light, drink plenty of water, and avoid eating overly irritating foods. The air, clothing and used items contaminated by the respiratory tract and rash secretions of chickenpox patients should be properly disinfected to avoid contact infection.

If the chickenpox rash is broken, you can apply 2% iodine solution. To prevent secondary bacterial infection, do not forcibly remove the scabs after the chickenpox forms, as this will leave scars. You should wait for them to fall off on their own. For patients with immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy, antiviral drugs should be used promptly. In addition, patients with severe systemic symptoms can also be treated with Chinese medicine that cools the blood and clears away heat and detoxifies.

Causes of Chicken Pox

1. Chickenpox is highly contagious. First of all, chickenpox is an epidemic virus that is highly contagious. 92% of susceptible people will become ill after coming into contact with children who are suffering from chickenpox. Secondly, children with chickenpox become the main source of infection for the virus and are contagious 1-2 days before the rash appears and a week after the appearance of the rash. Finally, children may also develop chickenpox if they come into contact with someone with shingles.

2. Chickenpox is widely transmitted. Chickenpox is mainly transmitted through direct contact and saliva. Even at close range and within a short period of time, it can be transmitted indirectly through healthy people. This route of transmission means that it is difficult to prevent. As long as children come into contact with people with chickenpox and have not been vaccinated themselves, the chance of infection will be very high.

3. Children’s immunity is low. Low immunity in children is also one of the reasons why they are susceptible to chickenpox virus infection. Children's immune systems are not yet fully developed, so it is difficult for them to resist infection with the chickenpox virus.

4. Infection through the mother. Generally speaking, babies under 6 months old can obtain antibodies from their mothers, so babies in this period basically will not get chickenpox. But there are some individual cases where the pregnant mother contracts chickenpox during pregnancy, in which case the baby may be infected. Babies can gain long-lasting immunity after having chickenpox, but there is still a chance of developing shingles.