Chicken pox is a highly infectious skin disease caused by virus. The virus is called the varicella-zoster virus. Once a person is exposed to the chickenpox virus, it takes between 2 and 3 weeks before the symptoms appear. Chickenpox usually occurs in childhood. Chickenpox is usually more severe in adults and very young infants than children.

The symptoms of chickenpox vary from individual to individual. Symptoms tend to appear 14 to 16 days after the initial exposure but can occur any time from 10 days up to 21 days after contact with the virus. The most common symptoms of chickenpox are following:

1. Children sometimes have a fever, malaise, and mild abdominal pain for 1 to 2 days.
2. The fever lasts about 2 to 4 days. The fever with chicken pox usually ranges from 100 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, but may be as high as 106 degrees in some cases.
3. The rash typically appears. Common sites for the rash include the face, scalp, chest and back. The rash can also spread across your entire body, even into your throat, eyes and vagina. New spots continue to appear for several days.
4. Chicken pox crusts that are scratched off or infected may lead to scars.
5. Children with chicken pox usually loss their appetite.
6. Bacterial infection of the skin is the most common complication of chicken pox. Rare complications of chicken pox include pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain).

Itching is the most unwanted and unpleasant thing, especially if you’re having high fever and fatigue is covering the whole body. Here’re some cool tips to stop itching of chicken pox. Here it goes:

1- Using Ginger:
Fill your bath tub with cool water and then add a piece of ginger to it. Make the person having chicken pox sit in the bath for around 30 minutes. This home remedy helps to stop the itching.

2- Baking Soda:
Take a glass of water and add half teaspoon of baking soda. Use a soft sponge to gently sponge the body. Let the water and baking soda mixture dry naturally. Once it dries, it will help alleviate the itching.

Chicken pox is basically caused by the varicella virus and its symptoms include fever and itchy rash. The rashes starts with 2-4 days of fever that starts in the face and trunk area and then spreads outwards.

Along with the above mentioned two symptoms, there’s also a sort of body ache and fatigue of varying degrees. Chicken Pox rashes normally become pus filled blisters and then burst and scab over. The rashes typically appear in crops , and can be observed in many different types at different stages.

The above mentioned symptoms and conditions are normal and are observed in children, but in some cases it can be dangerous enough to life threatening level. It is spread by droplets, coughing or sneezing from infected persons, and fluid from chicken pox blisters/rashes. And so, many times, when one child is suffering from chicken pox at home, others are also at stake. And can occur more than once as well.