Rash After Chickenpox Vaccine Picture
Chickenpox is a disease that causes an itchy rash of blisters and a fever.
Rash after chickenpox vaccine picture. Blend images kidstock getty images. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website. While chickenpox is largely considered a childhood disease anyone who has not been previously infected or vaccinated is at risk. A person with chickenpox may have as many as 500 blisters.
The centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a non federal website. Chicken is basically an infection which is caused by a virus which is known as the varicella zoster the main targets of this virus are that person who never had through chickenpox or do not get the vaccination for chickenpox in their infant stage you can easily get infected by coming in the contact of such person who is already going through the chickenpox. A mild fever and a rash which looks like chickenpox but with fewer spots can occur about 2 weeks after the vaccine. Chickenpox can be serious even life threatening especially in babies adolescents adults pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
In a post licensure cohort study children who got mmrv for their first vaccinations at 12 through 23 months old had a greater risk of febrile seizure 5 to 12 days after their vaccination. Very rarely a person who develops a rash after being immunized. Common reactions to the vaccine may include soreness redness and swelling where the vaccine was given. Photos of varicella chickenpox.
The fever and rash usually occurred 5 to 12 days after mmrv or mmr and varicella vaccination and resolved quickly without long term problems.