The sickness
Description: Chicken pox
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The chicken pox usually lasts about 2-3 weeks this means all your blisters have scabs and the fever is gone. It feels like a cold, the first one to two days by sneezing coughing then after that rashes begin to develop on face chest and even inside the mouth.
Blisters can be bigger than a pencil or smaller than an eraser. To keep from itching keep cool but not going hot or sweaty because that makes blisters start to itch. Blisters usually last about five to six days. It’s best to take a lot of baths and use lotion frequently. The vaccine was approved in 1995.
Usually children ages 12-12 months only get a single shot and ages 13 and older get two shots of vaccine. The rashes are contagious through about 6 days of the chicken pox so it’s best not to attend school.
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