Articles for tag: Chicken Pox, Varicella, Varicella Zoster Virus

Zostavax: A Guide to the Shingles Vaccine

Shingles, a viral condition, affects two out of every 10 people and may result in a debilitating condition which is a serious complication in individuals over the age of 60. For these individuals, if previously infected with the chicken pox virus, varicella-zoster, considering a treatment option against an outbreak of shingles is your first line ...

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Shingles: The Facts

When we were kids, almost all of us had that annoying thing called the chicken pox. It wasn’t fun, you got yelled at for scratching the chicken pox… and you didn’t even touch a chicken so being a kid you have no clue how you got it… but the good thing was; you got to ...

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Home Remedies for Chicken Pox

Does your child have chicken pox? If they do, you may be looking for ways to provide them with some relief. Chicken pox gives everyone the annoying urge to itch, unfortunately if you itch too much you can develop permanent scaring and also risk infection. There is some good news, there are a few home ...

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Chicken Pox Without the Spots

It’s easy to tell if your child has chicken pox, right? Everyone knows that chicken pox is a common childhood ailment that causes big red itchy spots to cover their skin, blister, and then scab over. Usually, a quick glance will identify chicken pox. Occasionally, though, it can be less straight forward. Although chicken pox ...

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Chicken Pox Home Remedy

Chicken Pox is that dreaded sickness. Once you know of someone who has it, you wait patiently to discover if your family was affected. Once those little red dots start appearing, you know for certain. Chicken Pox has hit your family. There are Chicken Pox Home Remedies that can be used to not only help ...

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How to Properly Treat Chicken Pox

Many people experience chicken pox at some point in their life, the majority of people experience it when they are young. Chicken pox is a viral infection, it causes a rash on the skin that looks like blisters. Despite what people may tell you, you can never catch chicken pox under your eye lids or ...

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Natural Holistic Remedies for Shingles

There are so many natural and holistic remedies for all types of maladies these days that it is difficult to weed through all the bad or mis-information strewn across the web. This series of articles, “Natural Holistic Remedies” will address only the ‘known to work’ remedies and natural therapies, either through personal experience or gathered ...

Coping with Shingles in Children

“Yep, he has shingles.” This is certainly not a phrase that most parents of a 4-year old expect to hear, but it was one we were told two years ago. What we thought started out as an eczema flare-up, ended up being a horrifying experience for our little boy. Basic truths may not hold for ...

Chicken Pox Home Remedy

An outbreak of Chicken Pox is not as common as it used to be as many children are vaccinated now. However, even a vaccinated child can develop a case of chicken pox. Chicken Pox Home remedies can help reduce the itching and leave pox areas less scarred after the outbreak is over. These home remedies ...

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Naturally Treat the Pain and Blisters of Shingles

Shingles develop from a viral infection that attacks the nerves in your spine. Shingles can come from having chicken pox as a child and years later as an adult the virus reappears. But it can also happen when an adult gets chicken pox, that’s why chicken pox can cause more complications and is more serious ...