Is the Chickepox virus deadly to a 8month old little boy?
FYI Symptoms and Complications of Chickenpox Flu-like symptoms start to develop a day or two before an itchy red rash appears. Fatigue, mild headache, fever, chills, and muscle or joint aches are typical. The rash emerges as raised red bumps that turn to teardrop-shaped blisters that are extremely itchy. These blisters may appear anywhere on the body, usually starting on the scalp, spreading to the trunk or torso, and then to the arms and legs. The face and hands are rarely affected heavily, though some people get rashes all over their body. The blisters come in waves, with new crops developing as old ones burst. New blisters stop forming within about five days. By the sixth day, most blisters will have burst, dried, and crusted over. Two weeks after that, most of the scabs will have disappeared. Children usually have a much milder infection and recover faster than adults. Babies, adults, and those with weakened immune systems tend to have more severe and longer-lasting symptoms. They
Chickenpox is generally not deadly to a child under the age of 9. It can cause scarring, however because it’s hard to get such a tiny tot not to scratch. Even before the chicken pox vaccine, the majority of child deaths from chicken pox were kids over the age of 9, and yes, boys will more commonly become more severely ill. The little girl who played Carol Ann in the movie “Poltergeist” was perhaps the most famous death – she died at 10 from chicken pox. Healthy children normally don’t have any problems with chickenpox, but children who are ill can have significant injury (and folks, that counts as much as death, don’t you think?).
