VIRUS PROJECT

CHICKEN POX

• The name of the virus is chicken pox
• The illness was first discovered by Persian scientist Muhhamad Z
• Vaccine created by Michiaki Takahashi in 1974
• The name of disease is Varicella-Zoster virus
• It wasnt too severe at first until it started spreading

SYMPTOMS

• Itchy rash, red spots and blisters all over body
• First symptom seen 14-16 days after contact with person infected
• Feel sick, fever, headache and cough with sore throat
• 1 or 2 days after symptoms the rash appears
• 10 days after first symtpoms blisters have crusted over

TYPE OF VIRUS

• The type of virus is VZV
• Its often a mild illness with itchy rash on face for five days or more
• Its a type of herpes virus

TREATMENT AND PREVENT

• Yes it is preventable you can take a vaccine
• If child is not immune you take a vaccine
• AVoid close contact with people infected with virus
• Keep healthy

VACCINE

• Varicella vaccine for kids 12-15 months old
• They recieve booster shot for protection 4-6 years old.
• Prevents severe illness in almost all kids immunized
• Tenderness, and redness where shot given

WHERE IN WORLD AFFECTED

• United states, australia, canada, costa rica, germany
• Greece, korea, arabia, spain, Uruguay, and switzerland
• Pregnant woman without evidence of immunity highest risk of severe varicella

EPIDEMIC

• Varicella occurs worldwide
• In temperature climates, varicella tends to be a childhood disease
• In tropical climates, infections tend to occur later during childhood

WHO GETS VIRUS?

• Anyone can get the chicken pox
• People with compromised immune systems have greater risk of complications
• May not be able to get rid of chicken pox
• Protect yourself by staying up to date on vaccines
• Mostly common in children

TRANSMITTED

• Varicella zoster virus is transmitted from person to person
• It enters the host through upper respiratory tract
• People should be isolated for as long as lesions persist

AFFECTED AND DEATH

• Deaths from chicken pox have dropped 97% in children since vaccine
• About 105 people die from chicken pox every year
• About half are children and 11,000 were hospitalized with severe complications
• Adults get more serious chicken pox than children and need 2 doses of vaccine

The well known actor barbera Walters kissed frank cansella at a New Years party in March, 2013. He was infected with shingles and gave her the chicken pox. But he's now shingle free as of today.

Recently, a 4 year old girl with leukemia died from chicken pox. She couldn't get rid of the vaccine. A doctor developed chicken pox vaccine in mid 1970's at Osaka university, died in 2013 at age 25.

PICTURES

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ORGANIZATION GROUP

• Pubmedhealth.chicken.pox.com
• Dailystrength/chickenpox.com
• Medlineplus.com

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