What to do if you get chickenpox during breastfeeding

As we all know, chickenpox is highly contagious and is caused by a viral infection. Patients with chickenpox generally need to be isolated to avoid infection. If you get chickenpox, you will feel itchy all over your body and a large number of blisters will appear on your skin. You must use medication to treat it and try to avoid scratching with your hands to prevent the blisters from bursting. So, what should you do if you get chickenpox while breastfeeding?

Varicella is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus. It can occur throughout the year, but is especially common in winter and spring. The disease is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and is highly contagious. A single infection provides lifelong immunity.

After the onset of the disease, the patient should be isolated until all the herpes are dry and crusted. Keep your nails short and avoid scratching to prevent the herpes from breaking and becoming infected, leaving scars. For blisters, you can apply galangal lotion to relieve itching, for ulcers, you can apply gentian violet, and for infection, you can apply antibiotic ointment. Avoid the use of salicylate antipyretics because they increase the risk of Reye's syndrome. Drink more water, change clothes frequently, keep your skin clean, and if systemic symptoms are severe, go to the hospital for treatment in time. It usually takes at least a week for a breastfeeding mother to recover from chickenpox. Also, it is important to see a doctor, because at this time, you should try to stay separated from your baby.

Chickenpox is highly contagious. The patient is the main source of infection and is contagious from 1 to 2 days before the rash appears to 5 days after it appears. Children may also develop chickenpox if they come into contact with someone with shingles, as the two have the same cause. The main transmission routes are respiratory droplets or direct contact. It may also be contaminated by contact with contaminated items.

This disease mainly occurs in winter and spring, and the general population is susceptible, but a single attack can provide lifelong immunity.

(I) Source of infection: Chickenpox patients are the main source of infection. Chickenpox is contagious from 1 to 2 days before the rash appears until the rash dries and forms scabs. Susceptible children may also develop chickenpox when they come into contact with patients with shingles, but this is rare.

(2) The main transmission routes are through droplets and direct contact. It can also be transmitted indirectly through healthy people at close range and within a short period of time.

(3) Susceptible populations are generally susceptible. But the disease is most common in preschool children. Infants under 6 months old are less likely to develop the disease because they obtain antibodies from their mothers. Chickenpox during pregnancy can infect the fetus. People acquire lasting immunity after the illness, but shingles may occur.

(IV) Epidemic characteristics can occur throughout the year, but are more common in winter and spring. The disease is highly contagious, and about 90% of susceptible people will develop the disease after coming into contact with patients. Therefore, it is easy for kindergartens, primary schools and other collective institutions for young children to cause an epidemic.