Chickenpox (varicella) is a disease caused by a virus and is characterized by an itchy red rash. Chickenpox is one of the most common infectious diseases in childhood. Symptoms of chickenpox is usually mild in children. Well, if you are still concerned, here is a brief question and answer session about the chicken pox.
When a few bubbles arise chickenpox in children, chickenpox vaccination can prevent the proliferation of bubbles chickenpox?
No, it's too late. When it bubbles chickenpox, meaning the child has been infected 3 to 7 days ago. The chickenpox virus has developed and spread throughout the body of the child, so that the chickenpox vaccine can not stop the process.
When in the house or there are people with chicken pox schools, whether other children should be vaccinated to prevent transmission?
If in the future 48 hours, healthy children who come into contact with people with chickenpox, it is likely that healthy children had chicken pox can be prevented by vaccination to avoid contagion. But if more than 48 hours, the child has been infected with the chickenpox virus, and the virus has begun to develop in the child's body, so vaccination is not able to prevent the disease progression.
Children who had chicken pox chicken pox should be vaccinated?
No need to. Generally, children who had chicken pox will have immunity to adults, so it does not need to be vaccinated against chickenpox again.
Source: Indonesian Pediatric Association