CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA

Question 1

q is a highly contagious disease of sudden onset
q itchy rash
q with small, fluid-filled, between 250 -500 blisters.

Answer 1

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA

Question 2

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA rash is itchy or not?

Answer 2

itchy rash

Question 3

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA have small, fluid-filled, between how many blisters?

Answer 3

250-500 blisters

Question 4

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA other term:

Answer 4

Varicella zoster

Question 5

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA causative agent:
“HAHV3”

Answer 5

Human Alpha Herpes Virus 3

think of Harvey “HAHV3”

Question 6

this is causative agent:
- varicella-zoster virus
- a member to the herpesvirus group

Answer 6

Human Alpha Herpes Virus 3

Question 7

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA CLASSIFICATION:

Answer 7

virus

Question 8

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA Mode of Transmission:
“DAD”

Answer 8

§ Droplet (secretion of respiratory tract)
§ Airborne
§ Direct (contact with contaminated linen and
fomites)

Question 9

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA
incubation period

Answer 9

Incubation: 13-17 days

Question 10

2 DX TEST of CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA:

Answer 10

1. Vesicular fluid test 2. Tzanck smear

Question 11

Sample of fluid from a vesicle and viewed under a microscope. What dx test?

Answer 11

Vesicular fluid test

Question 12

Unroof/scrape the covering of scab and add a
staining reagent to identify the virus. What dx test?

Answer 12

Tzanck smear

Question 13

CHICKEN POX/VARICELLA
PROGRESSION OF RASH

“Mga - Pre - Vital - Signs”

Answer 13

1. Macule: flat
2. Papule: elevated
3. Vesicle: fluid filled
4. Scab (not infective)

Question 14

Macule:

Answer 14

flat

Question 15

Papule:

Answer 15

elevated

Question 16

Vesicle:

Answer 16

fluid filled

Question 17

Scab

Answer 17

(not infective)

Question 18

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA

F-I-L-M-HA

Answer 18

Fever
Irritating rash
Loss of appetite
Malaise
HeadAche

Question 19

CHICKEN POX/ VARICELLA DISTRIBUTION of rash:

Answer 19

Starts from the COVERED area of the body (Chest, head, back)

“C” “Covered”

Question 20

Periphery to CENTER

Answer 20

CENTRIpetal

Question 21

Center to PERIPHERY

Answer 21

centriFUGAL

Answer 22

o Bed rest (malaise)
o Fluids (fever, diaphoresis, Increase OFI)
o Antipyretics
o Daily luke warm/ TSB (to relieve pruritus)

o Cut fingernails short to and keep clean
o Don mittens (pruritic and may cause tissue
laceration)

Question 23

Baking soda: add ? cup
(EFFECTIVE: __-__ mins)

Answer 23

Baking soda: add 1 cup of baking soda to a
shallow luke warm bath. Soak for 15 mins
(EFFECTIVE: 15-30 mins)

Question 24

PREVENTION

Answer 24

Varicella- zoster Immune Globulin (VZIG)

Question 25

When should Varicella- zoster Immune Globulin (VZIG) be given?

Answer 25

Should be given WITHIN 10 days of exposure