Chicken Pox

Chicken Pox Meaning in Urdu

چکن پاکس اک متعدی بیماری ہے جو کہ جِلد کو بری طرح متاثر کرتی ہے۔ اس بیماری کی وجہ سے خارش کا سامنا کرنا پڑتا ہے جب کہ جِلد پر چھالے اور سرخ دھبے بھی نمودار ہو جاتے ہیں۔ یہ سرخ دھبے پہلے چھاتی، کمر، اور چہرے پر نمودار ہوتے ہیں اور پھر پورے جسم پر پھیل جاتے ہیں۔ چکن پاکس بچوں اور حاملہ خواتین کو برے طریقے سے متاثر کر سکتا ہے، جب کہ کمزور مدافعتی نظام کے حامل افراد میں بھی یہ شدت اختیار کر جاتا ہے۔ اس بیماری سے بچنے کا سب سے بہترین طریقہ یہ ہے کہ اس کی ایکسین لگوائی جائے۔

Chickenpox is a very common condition in Pakistan, but now with its vaccination available, it can be avoided timely and effectively. 

Chickenpox is most common among children however you can get it at any stage of your life if you have not previously been exposed to it or vaccinated for it. The symptoms of chickenpox are usually mild among children. The recovery period for chickenpox is approximately 1-2 weeks. 

What is Chickenpox? 

Chickenpox or scientifically named “Varicella” is a condition caused by the virus known as varicella-zoster. It's a highly contagious virus. 

Small, red, itchy, fluid-filled blisters cover the whole body.

 These blisters go through three phases: 

1. Small red spots appear on the skin 
2. These spots get filled with fluid and become blisters. These blisters can burst over the course of 1-2 days. They may stay intact or burst and spread. 
3. After bursting, these spots scab over and a crust starts appearing on them. This is when the healing process begins. 

As old blisters scab over, new ones are formed. It is quite possible that you may have all three stages at the same time. 

If you have been exposed to chickenpox previously, it is quite rare to have it again. The vaccine for this disease was made in the mid-1990s and since then there has been a decline in its number of cases.