Fearing the risk of seasonal epidemics, Mr. Vu Van Huy (Cau Giay, Hanoi) proactively took his child to get vaccinated against measles, mumps and chickenpox. He said that hot and humid weather, erratic changes increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases, so the family wants to get vaccinated early to protect their child's health.
After learning and knowing that chickenpox not only occurs in young children but adults can also get it, I plan to vaccinate myself and my wife in the near future. According to my research, infectious diseases can also recur many times and the rate of infection is high, so vaccinating against the disease I think is necessary," Mr. Huy added.
Similarly, Ms. Bui Huong Quynh (Cau Giay, Hanoi) said that the changing season makes children more susceptible to fever, so she always tries to take her child for vaccination on schedule. She herself has had chickenpox, so she understands the feeling of fatigue, itching and discomfort caused by the disease.
Therefore, in addition to vaccination, Ms. Quynh's family also maintains the habit of wearing masks, washing hands, cleaning thoroughly after returning from the street and supplementing nutrition to increase resistance.
According to the Ministry of Health, chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, transmitted from person to person through the respiratory tract or close contact when the patient coughs, sneezes, talks or through close contact with fluid from blisters.
Healthy people can also get infected when touching objects with the patient's secretions and then putting their hands on their eyes, nose, and mouth.
It is noteworthy that chickenpox in adults is often more severe than in young children. Patients may have high fever, body aches, prolonged fatigue, more blisters and a higher risk of complications.
The reason is that the adult body has a stronger immune response when the virus invades, leading to widespread inflammatory reactions. In addition, many adults with underlying diseases, smoking, immunodeficiency or pregnancy are prone to serious complications such as skin infections, pneumonia, encephalitis, meningitis or sepsis.
For pregnant women, chickenpox can increase the risk of severe complications, miscarriage or fetal defects if contracted in the early stages of pregnancy.
Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Dr. Luong Quoc Dai - Head of VNVC Icon4 Cau Giay Vaccination Center said that chickenpox is not only a common skin disease but can leave very serious complications, even leading to death if subjective.
If you have ever had chickenpox, you may not need to get vaccinated again because the body usually has long-term immunity. However, many skin diseases are easily confused with chickenpox, causing many people to mistakenly believe that they have ever had the disease. Therefore, if there is no definitive conclusion or a specialist doctor has not diagnosed chickenpox, you should still proactively get vaccinated to prevent the disease," the doctor emphasized.
In addition, when someone in the family has chickenpox, patients need to be isolated for 7-10 days from the time they develop blisters, wear masks, wash hands regularly, disinfect personal belongings and clean the house.
People with close contact can get vaccinated within 3-5 days after exposure, preferably within the first 72 hours to reduce the risk of disease or reduce severity if infected with the virus.
