Chickenpox in adults is usually more severe than in children, and sometimes it can even threaten the patient's life. Especially hard chickenpox occurs in people with reduced immunity Immunity - types and characteristics in children in adults   - These people are at risk of chickenpox Chickenpox: painful, but not dangerous . Without a history of childhood chickenpox in adults it is recommended to be vaccinated against the infection.

How to start chickenpox in adults

Chickenpox - an acute infectious disease that occurs most often in children easily and therefore many consider it trivial. But in reality it is not so today found that chickenpox can be severe and give many complications. Especially hard the infection occurs in adolescents and adults.

Differences within chickenpox in adults and children starts at the very beginning of the disease. So, the overall health of children, or slightly disturbed or not disturbed at all, and the onset of disease is associated with the appearance of the rash on the skin of the bubble. In adults, the first fever (sometimes very large numbers), there are signs of intoxication (headache, malaise, joint pain Joint pain - how to understand what is going on?   and muscles, rarely - nausea Nausea - there may be problems with the nervous system   and vomiting), and only a day - two feather appear rashes on the skin and mucous membranes.

But there are a mild form of chickenpox in adults - it flows as well as children, only with rashes on the skin and mucous membranes. Sometimes this rash individual - in this case a diagnosis of chickenpox is not always installed.

How is chickenpox in adults

Chickenpox in adults is more severe and prolonged. A feature of the flow of chickenpox in adults is that after the first rash on the skin and mucous membranes of the new elements pour in waves, along with a rise in temperature and a sharp violation of general condition. The length and the number of such waves in adults more than children, and therefore they have the disease lasts longer.

Duration of chickenpox in adults is considerably greater than in children. The child has the latest rash may occur 3-5 days, while the chicken pox in adults can last 1-2 weeks or more. Chickenpox in adulthood - it is in most cases a serious, sometimes life-threatening disease.

What are the symptoms of chickenpox in adults

Symptoms of chickenpox in an adult similar to the symptoms of the infection in the child, but they are expressed more vividly. On the background of the high temperature on the skin appear small red spots initially, and then grow on its surface a small vial with clear content. Bubbles fast (1-3 days) dry up to form scabs that eventually fall off frequently without scarring.

The individual steps of chickenpox in adults occur more long, so the skin turns "variegated" pattern: rash at an early stage in the form of light red spots, blisters, bubbles burst and erosion, drying soil crust - all of these elements can be seen on the skin at the same time.

The course of chickenpox in adults is also characterized by the fact that the bubble skin rash has a deep and relief character, and after her skin often remain small ulcers, which may get a bacterial infection, followed by formation of pustules. This also contributes to reduced immunity, characteristic of all herpes infections.

Chickenpox in adult males is also manifested in the form of rashes in the genital area, including the head of the penis, and the foreskin slips mucosa of the urethra, causing extreme discomfort. Including voiding.

Mucous bubbles quickly burst, forming extensive erosion. The patient was difficult to eat, swallow, breathe and sometimes - with the defeat of the mucous membranes of the throat and respiratory tract. Complications from chickenpox in adults can manifest itself in the form of long flowing laryngitis, sometimes with signs of stenosis (narrowing of the sharp) of the respiratory tract, which is known as varicella croup. Characteristic for adults and varicella pneumonia.

Chickenpox adult human is accompanied by decrease of immunity, however the infection can spread to the central nervous system and internal organs. Immunosuppression - is also the risk of joining a purulent infection in the form of abscesses and abscesses, after which the skin scars remain. Joining bacterial infection to the rash on the mucous membranes may lead to the development of stomatitis, pharyngitis, otitis, secondary bacterial pneumonia (they may complicate the course of viral pneumonia) and so on. This characteristic effects of chickenpox in adults.

Herpes type 6 caused by a virus, widespread in the environment, almost all adults are infected with it. Human herpesvirus 6 is divided into two types, one of which causes disease mainly in children (the more studied subtype) and the other adults.

What is herpes virus type 6

The herpes virus type 6 is sometimes referred to incorrectly - "herpes simplex virus Herpes simplex - in fact, not so simple   6 type. " However, herpes simplex virus (HSV) has only two types - a first and second, to herpes virus type 6, they are irrelevant. Furthermore, diseases caused by HSV and herpes virus type 6, quite similar.

The herpes virus type 6 was first identified in 1986. He is a DNA virus belonging to the family of herpes viruses. Most of the virus is similar to cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus - what is its danger?   (herpes simplex virus type 5). Today we know that there are two subtypes of the virus that cause different diseases. Subtype herpes virus 6A associated with chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue - if life is not a pleasant experience   in adults, multiple sclerosis, depression of the immune system and the progression of AIDS. Subtype herpes virus 6B more studied, it is well established that it is a cause of sudden exanthema and encephalitis in children, developing their seizures against high temperature and epilepsy.

The child might be infected during birth, but it is rare, because during pregnancy the mother's blood he passed antibodies to the infection - they will protect the child for 4-5 months. After this period, the immunity gradually decreases and disappears, therefore, children under one year often carry primary herpetic infection caused by the herpes virus type 6B in the form of sudden exanthema.

After undergoing a primary infection which can occur as pronounced with symptomatic and asymptomatic, herpes virus type 6 becomes inactive and settles in the epithelial cells of the mucous membranes (mainly in the oral cavity). Recurrence of infection can occur at lower immunity, such as hypothermia or after a previous infection of other origin. The adult population is almost all infected with the herpes virus type 6B.

Herpes simplex virus type 6A is much less understood, but assumed that the transmission path he same as that of the virus type 6B. Not excluded and sexual transmission.

Herpes 6V type - symptoms of sudden exanthema in children

Primary infection caused by the herpes virus type 6B, is most common in children from 6 months to three years. After three years, the majority of children are already infected. Manifested the disease often sudden exanthema and fever without a rash.

Sudden rash (sudden roseola) usually begins 1-2 weeks after exposure. Starting usually acute: sharply rises to high numbers temperature which is kept up to 5 days without coughing and rhinitis (only reddening of the throat) and then only slightly reduced. With the reduction of the temperature of the skin and mucous membranes of the child there are numerous maculopapular rash that resembles a rash of measles or rubella when Measles in children - may cause serious complications . Interestingly, the overall condition of the child, even at high temperature almost does not suffer, he can play, eat normally and not too capricious. The rash on the body lasts from a few hours to two days, and then disappears.

The examination of the child in the general blood tests can detect reduction in the number of leukocytes (including granular) and platelets. In addition, blood detected atypical mononuclear cells - lymphocytes large irregularly shaped - a sign, characteristic of infectious mononucleosis.

Herpes 6V type - symptoms of other forms of primary infection in children

Meet and acute fever without rash, also called herpes virus type 6B. This treatment of infection often begins with a temperature rise to high numbers and development of the child against this background of seizures. Convulsions while proceeds usually hard and durable. In the future, an illness can cause the development of a child's epilepsy. The rest of the infection proceeds in the same manner as sudden exanthema.

Herpes type 6 in children often causes a primary herpetic infection manifests as meningoencephalitis of varying severity, lesions of the liver, inflammation of the lungs, bronchi, and the cardiac muscle. In some cases, the infection is very similar to infectious mononucleosis.