What do you think of my report and can you come up with a conclusion for it?Chickenpox
Have you or a family member ever had Chickenpox? Not a pretty sight is it? "Over five thousand people get Chickenpox each year". Chickenpox, also known as Varicella is a highly contagious illness. It usally starts with a vesicular skin rash appearing in two or three waves mainly on the body and head rather then the hands, and becoming itchy raw poke marks which heal without scarring for the most.
Who discovered Chickenpox
Chickenpox was first discovered by scientist Muhammad Idn Zakariya Ar-Razi of Persian who clearly distinguished it from smallpox and measles. Giovanni Filipo of Palermo later provided a more detailed description of Chickenpox. Subsequently in the 1600's an English physiciannamed Richard Morton described what he thought a mild form of smallpox as chickenpox. Later in 1767 a physician named William Hederden also from England was the first physician to clearly demonstrate that Chickenpox was different from smallpox.
How the organisms get the disease
Varicella is a highly infectious disease that spreads from person to person by direct contact or by air from an infected person coughin or sneezing. Touching the fluid blister can also spread the disease. It is major contagious.
How it affects the body of the effected organism
Chickenpox may start out seeming like a cold. You might have a runny or stuffy nose sneezing and a cough. But one to two days later the rash begins often in bunches of spots on the chest and face. From there it can spread out quickly over the entire body. Sometimes the rash is even in a persons ears and mouth. Some people get just a few bumpsothers are covered from head to toe at. At first, the rash looks like pinkish dots that quickly develop a small blister on top(a blister is a bump on your skin that fills up with fluid). After twenty-four to fourty-eight hours, the fluid in the blisters gets cloudy and the blisters begin to crust over. Varicella blisters show up in waves, so after some begin to crust over, a new group of spots may appear. It usally take ten to fourteen days for all the blisters to be scabed over and then you are no longer contagious.Besides the rash someone with chickenpox might also have a stomachache, a fever, and may just not feel well.
All about the vaccine
I no that there is a vaccine for Chickenpox, because just a couple of months ago I had to get it. It is called the Varicella vaccine. The Chickenpox vaccine was first licensed for use in Japan and Korea in 1988. After many years of development, it was licensed in the United States in 1955. It was developed by Takahashi Et Al in the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Oska University.
The Cure
There is no cure for Varicella. Antibiotics do not help. You would need plenty of rest and liquids. Lukewarm baths and calamine lotion may help the itching.
Where Chickenpox is found in the world
Chickenpox are only found on humans. Varicella is found on people of every continent and country of the world.
Who Chickenpox affects the mostInfection in otherwise healthy adults tends to be more severe and active, treatment with antiviral drugs is generally advised as long as it is started within twenty-four to fourty-eight hours from rash onset. Patients of any age with depressed immune systems or extensive eczema are at risk of more severe disease and should also be treated with antiviral medication. In the U.S fifty-five percent of chickenpox deaths are in the over twenty year old age group even though they are a tiny fraction of the cases.
Interesting information about Varicella
Although most people recover from Chickenpox uneventfully or with a few minor scars, a small percentage suffer more serious complications. Each year in the United States, four thousand to nine thousand persons are hospitalized with Chickenpox and up to one hundred people die. Those at highest risk for complications are newborns, people with weakened immune systems, and adults. Although adults make up fewer then 5% of Chickenpox cases in the United States they account for half of the deaths from the disease. The most common complications of Varicella are skin infections and pneumonia. Other complications of chickenpox are encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and hepatitis. Chickenpox can also lead to severe problems in pregnant women, causing stillbirths, birth defects, or infection of the newborn during childbirth.
By the way im 11 in the sixth grade.
Answer by A1
Very good. But in a report for a 'grade' or for publishing for $ 's you should give credit to the references you used to get your facts.
In some cases the facts are wrong and noting the references will allow others to separate your reporting efforts from the reporting and facts of others.
Good job though. I learned some important things in a short time. Good report.
AI
Get the facts on the chickenpox vaccine, treatment, causes (varicella zoster virus, VZV), symptoms and signs (itchy, red rash).
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