When is chickenpox most itchy

If chickenpox occurs, your body will definitely have some itchy symptoms. This is very common, but the degree of itching is different for each person. After the incubation period is over, the itching will become more severe. Isolation and treatment must be taken in time, because this disease is highly contagious. If you are not careful, the patient may be infected.

Varicella (chickenpox) is an acute infectious disease caused by the primary infection of varicella-zoster virus. It mainly occurs in infants and preschool children, and the symptoms in adults are more severe than in children. Characterized by fever and the appearance of red maculopapular rashes, herpes simplex rashes, and crusted rashes on the skin and mucous membranes. The rashes are distributed in a centripetal pattern.

It mainly occurs in the chest, abdomen, and back, and rarely in the limbs. It is common in winter and spring and is highly contagious. Chickenpox patients are the only source of infection. It is contagious from 1 to 2 days before the onset of the disease until the rash dries and crusts over. It can be transmitted through contact or inhalation of droplets. The incidence rate in susceptible children can reach over 95%. The disease is a self-limiting disease and generally does not leave scars. If it is combined with bacterial infection, scars will be left. Lifelong immunity is obtained after the disease. Sometimes the virus remains in a dormant state in the ganglia, and the infection recurs after many years, resulting in shingles.

1. Wind-cold external attack syndrome: Itching mostly occurs in exposed parts, and can be induced or aggravated by cold weather or sudden temperature changes, or even worse when undressing and lying in bed at night. The skin is dry, there is aversion to cold, slight fever, pale tongue, thin white fur, and a floating and tight pulse. Dispel wind and cold, and harmonize the Ying and Wei.

2. Wind-heat stagnation in the skin syndrome: Itching often occurs in summer and autumn, and can be induced or aggravated by dry weather, or aggravated when lying in bed at night. Symptoms include fever, slight aversion to wind and cold, thirst, sweating, dry and hard stools, yellow urine, red tongue, thin yellow or dry tongue coating, and a floating and rapid pulse. Dispel wind and heat, and harmonize the Ying and Wei.

3. Syndrome of dampness and toxin accumulation in the skin: Itching often occurs around the anus, scrotum and vulva. The itching is difficult to control and causes excessive scratching. There may be scratches and redness and swelling in the area after scratching. Over time, the area may become thickened and lichenified. Sweating, friction and food stimulation may induce or aggravate the condition. Women may have fishy vaginal discharge, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Clears away heat, removes dampness and relieves itching.

4. Blood-heat and wind-excess syndrome: severe itching all over the body, burning skin, bleeding when scratched, severe itching when hot, relieved by coolness, fever and irritability, dry mouth and throat, more common in young and middle-aged people, more common in spring and summer, red tongue with yellow dry coating, and rapid pulse. Clears away heat, cools blood, eliminates wind and relieves itching.

5. Blood deficiency and wind dryness syndrome: more common in the elderly and weak, with itchy skin in random places, especially at night, making it difficult to fall asleep, dry and scaly skin all over the body, with many scratches, which does not heal for a long time, more severe in winter and less severe in summer, accompanied by fatigue and weakness, difficult and dry bowel movements, dull complexion, pale tongue, thin coating, and weak and thready pulse. Nourishes blood, moistens dryness, dispels wind and relieves itching.

6. Liver depression and blood deficiency syndrome: Skin itching is mostly caused by emotional excitement, depression, haggard face, sighing, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, menstrual disorders or amenorrhea in women, pale lips and nails, pale or dark tongue, thin tongue coating, and thin and wiry pulse. Soothe the liver and relieve depression, nourish blood and dispel wind.