Rash Chickenpox Smallpox

The varicella virus causes chickenpox.

Rash chickenpox smallpox. Chickenpox also known as varicella is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus. It s very easy to catch. Fever of 101 f 1 4 days prior to rash onset with at least prostration headache backache chills vomiting or severe abdominal pain. Smallpox was often deadly.

Similar rashes can occur with shingles smallpox herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 coxsackie virus echovirus and rickettsialpox. Other symptoms may include fever tiredness and headaches. If you have chickenpox you ll get itchy blisters on the body which eventually scab over along with. It is unlikely though possible that a patient with a rash illness will have smallpox.

It then spreads to the rest of the body. Day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash. Acute generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness protocol provides a standard method for evaluating patients with acute severe vesicular or pustular rash illness by giving clinical clues for differentiating smallpox from varicella and other rash illnesses. Complications may occasionally include pneumonia inflammation of th.

Lesions first appear on the face or trunk. Differences between chickenpox and smallpox. The symptoms of chickenpox include. The rash appears first on the chest back and face and then spreads over the entire body.

Patient lacks reliable history of varicella or varicella vaccination 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola typical smallpox rash distribution classic smallpox lesions. Symptoms usually last five to seven days. 2 to 3 days of severe illness pass before the rash develops. How initial symptoms differ.

It usually starts on the chest back and face. The algorithm evaluating patients for smallpox. Alert infection control on admission. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus vzv.

Determine the patient s risk of smallpox using the major and minor criteria. The blisters seen with herpes simplex and smallpox are about 2 to 3 times larger than those of chickenpox. Lesions first appear in the throat or mouth then on the face or on the upper arms. 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola smallpox typical smallpox classic smallpox lesions images of smallpox day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash on any one part of the body all lesions are in the same stage of development most patients with smallpox have lesions on the palms or soles.

A rash that initially shows up on your chest face and back but can spread to the rest of your body fever headache tiredness or fatigue decreased appetite. 0 to 2 days of mild illness pass before the rash develops. There are three major criteria.