Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus. The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters, which eventually scab over. It usually starts on the chest, back, and face. It then spreads to the rest of the body. Other symptoms may include fever, tiredness, and headaches. Symptoms usually last five to seven days. The disease is often more severe in adults than in children.
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Irhashalala sisifo esosulelayo esibangelwa yi-varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Le ntsholongwane ibangela i-chickenpox kubantu abangakhuselekanga (ngokuqhelekileyo ngexesha losulelo lwabo lokuqala) kwaye kamva ingakhokelela kwi-shingles xa iphinda isebenza. Irhashalala ibangela ukuqumba kweenyongo ezincinci, ngokuqhelekileyo eqala esifubeni, ngasemva, nasemlonyeni ngaphambi kokuba isasazeke. Iimpawu zibandakanya umkhuhlane, ukudinwa, umqala obuhlungu, kunye neentloko ezibuhlungu, ezihlala iintsuku ezintlanu ukuya kwezisixhenxe. Iingxaki zinokubandakanya inyumoniya, ukudumba kwengqondo, kunye nosulelo lolusu lwentsholongwane, ngakumbi kubantu abadala kunabantwana. Iimpawu ziqala ukuvela kwiintsuku ezilishumi ukuya kwezingama-21 emva kokuba sesichengeni, kunye nexesha lokufukamela eliphakathi kweeveki ezimbini. Chickenpox or varicella is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The virus is responsible for chickenpox (usually primary infection in non-immune hosts) and herpes zoster or shingles (following reactivation of latent infection). Chickenpox results in a skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters, which scabs over. It typically starts on the chest, back, and face then spreads. It is accompanied by fever, fatigue, pharyngitis, and headaches which usually last five to seven days. Complications include pneumonia, brain inflammation, and bacterial skin infections. The disease is more severe in adults than in children. Symptoms begin ten to 21 days after exposure, but the average incubation period is about two weeks.
Irhashalala sisifo esisuka emoyeni esisasazeka ngokulula ukusuka komnye umntu ukuya komnye ngokukhohlela kunye nokuthintela komntu owosulelekileyo. Ixesha lokufukamela li-10 ukuya kwiintsuku ezingama‑21, emva koko kuvela irhashalala yeempawu. Isenokusasazeka ukusuka kwintsuku enye ukuya kwezimbini phambi kokuba irhashalala ibonakale, de zonke izibonda zibe qweqwe. Isenokusasazeka ngokudibana namadyunguduku. Abantu badla ngokuba nerhashalala kube kanye. Nangona usulelo kwakhona yintsholongwane lusenzeka, olu hlaselo alubangeli naziphi na iimpawu.
Ukususela ekuqalisweni kwayo ngo‑1995, umgonyo we‑varicella siye sabangela ukuhla kwenani lamacala kunye neengxaki ezinxulumene naso. Ugonyo lwabantwana luyacetyiswa kumazwe amaninzi. Ukusukela ekugonyweni, inani losulelo e‑United States lehle ngaphezu kwe‑90 %. Kwiimeko ezinzima, iyeza le‑antiviral elifana ne‑Acyclovir liyacetyiswa.
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