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Is Chicken Pox Associated With Fever & Itching?
Actually i want to know that i m having chicken pox or not ?, Im Suffering from a very high fever from from past three days the temperature varies from 101 to 105 degree F. and 5 days earlier i have been in a physical relationship with a girl who recovered from chicken pox 9 days before our relationship (Physical). Im Feeling little bit of itchy Please help as early as possible
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
Chickenpox is a viral disease which is transmitted by droplet infection and droplet nuclei. You can acquire this disease if you are exposed to a person having active infection.
As you mentioned in your history that your girl friend has recovered from chickenpox 9 days before your relationship by this time your girl friend has become noninfectious and she will not transmit disease to you.
It is highly communicable 1-2 days before the appearance of rash and 4-5 days thereafter. After which virus tends to die out and looses the capacity to transmit disease to normal individuals.
So you may be having some other viral infection which is producing all these symptoms. I would suggest you to undergo lab test like CBC and routine urine examination.
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
Chickenpox is a viral disease which is transmitted by droplet infection and droplet nuclei. You can acquire this disease if you are exposed to a person having active infection.
As you mentioned in your history that your girl friend has recovered from chickenpox 9 days before your relationship by this time your girl friend has become noninfectious and she will not transmit disease to you.
It is highly communicable 1-2 days before the appearance of rash and 4-5 days thereafter. After which virus tends to die out and looses the capacity to transmit disease to normal individuals.
So you may be having some other viral infection which is producing all these symptoms. I would suggest you to undergo lab test like CBC and routine urine examination.
Thank you.
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