Rash Chickenpox Smallpox

The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small itchy blisters which eventually scab over.

Rash chickenpox smallpox. Differences between chickenpox and smallpox. It s very easy to catch. The varicella virus causes chickenpox. Other symptoms may include fever tiredness and headaches.

It is unlikely though possible that a patient with a rash illness will have smallpox. It then spreads to the rest of the body. If you have chickenpox you ll get itchy blisters on the body which eventually scab over along with. Fever of 101 f 1 4 days prior to rash onset with at least prostration headache backache chills vomiting or severe abdominal pain.

The blisters seen with herpes simplex and smallpox are about 2 to 3 times larger than those of chickenpox. Patient lacks reliable history of varicella or varicella vaccination 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola typical smallpox rash distribution classic smallpox lesions. Complications may occasionally include pneumonia inflammation of th. The algorithm evaluating patients for smallpox.

Many people recognize chickenpox for its characteristic itchy blistering rash. Chickenpox also known as varicella is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus. Smallpox was often deadly. Symptoms usually last five to seven days.

Similar rashes can occur with shingles smallpox herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 coxsackie virus echovirus and rickettsialpox. It usually starts on the chest back and face. 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola smallpox typical smallpox classic smallpox lesions images of smallpox day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash on any one part of the body all lesions are in the same stage of development most patients with smallpox have lesions on the palms or soles. It can cause an itchy blister like rash.

The rash appears first on the chest back and face and then spreads over the entire body. Lesions first appear on the face or trunk. A rash that initially shows up on your chest face and back but can spread to the rest of your body fever headache tiredness or fatigue decreased appetite. The symptoms of chickenpox include.

Acute generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness protocol provides a standard method for evaluating patients with acute severe vesicular or pustular rash illness by giving clinical clues for differentiating smallpox from varicella and other rash illnesses. Alert infection control on admission. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus vzv. Determine the patient s risk of smallpox using the major and minor criteria.

2 to 3 days of severe illness pass before the rash develops. Day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash. There are three major criteria.