Chicken pox is a viral infection that causes a blister-like rash on the surface of the skin and mucous membranes. Chicken pox blisters usually appear first on the trunk and face, then spread to almost everywhere else on the body, including the scalp and penis, and inside the mouth, nose, ears, and vagina. Chicken pox blisters are about 1/5 inch to 2/5 inch (5mm to 10mm) wide, have a reddish base, and appear in crops over a 2- to 4-day period. Some persons have only a few blisters, although others have several hundred. As blisters itch and break, scabs form and the blisters may become infected by bacteria (a "secondary" bacterial infection).
Some children have a fever, abdominal pain, or a vague sick feeling along with their skin blisters. These symptoms usually last for about three to five days, and fever stays in the range of 101 degrees Fahrenheit to 103 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 degrees Celsius to 39.4 degrees Celsius). Younger children often have milder symptoms and fewer blisters than older children or adults. Generally, chicken pox is a mild illness, but it can be deadly in persons who have leukemia or other diseases that weaken the immune system.
Usually a person has only one attack of chicken pox in his or her lifetime. But the virus that causes chicken pox can stay dormant in the body and can cause a different type of skin eruption, called shingles, later in life.
(Some children have a fever, abdominal pain, or a vague sick feeling along with their skin blisters. These symptoms usually last for about three to five days, and fever stays in the range of 101 degrees Fahrenheit to 103 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 degrees Celsius to 39.4 degrees Celsius). Younger children often have milder symptoms and fewer blisters than older children or adults. Generally, chicken pox is a mild illness, but it can be deadly in persons who have leukemia or other diseases that weaken the immune system.
Usually a person has only one attack of chicken pox in his or her lifetime. But the virus that causes chicken pox can stay dormant in the body and can cause a different type of skin eruption, called shingles, later in life.
Roxy_Hart is so so old,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:17,
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I'm special, I'm on my second doseand no, it isn't shingles.
And yes, the bit about the penis is right.
*scratch*
(And yes, the bit about the penis is right.
*scratch*
HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:19,
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