A crane lifts culled pigs into a container on a farm where 80 pigs died of swine fever on March 4, 2006 in Haltern, Germany.
The Charaka Samhita, an ancient Ayurvedic text describes chickenpox. Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia – described chickenpox in the 16th Century. Dawud al-Antaki – talks about chickenpox in his book Tadhkirat Dawud in 1599, but considers it a benign form of smallpox. Richard Morton – also describes chickenpox as a mild form of smallpox in 1694More items.
There are many theories as to how the chicken pox got its name like the blisters that are seen were once though to look like chickepeas (garbanzo beans). Another theory was that the rash of the chicken pox looked like the peck marks caused by a chicken, but in fact the chicken pox got its name because when the skin breaks out into a rash the skin looks like a freshly plucked chicken.
How contagious is chicken pox?
Chickenpox is a very contagious infection. Around 90% of people who have not previously had chickenpox will become infected when they come into contact with the virus. How you catch the virus. The chickenpox virus is spread most easily from someone who has the rash. The blisters are very itchy and break open easily, which can contaminate.
There are a few ways to stop the spread of this fluid and thus the virus: Cover the blisters. It’s important to take care to cover the blisters to prevent passing that fluid on to someone else who might be vulnerable to infection, Urban says. Don’t share towels and washcloths. “It might sound gross but some people may share washcloths,” Urban says. Some more ideas to investigate are: separate your laundry, wipe down after yourself, or change the sheets daily.
How do you know if you have had chickenpox?
You are pregnantyou have a weakened immune system (the body’s defence system)your baby is less than 4 weeks old.
Black, tarry stoolsblood in the urine or stoolschillsconfusioncoughdifficulty with breathing or swallowingfeverhivesitching, especially of the feet or handsmuscle or joint pain, and more items.