Chicken pox...not simple viral..
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
February 24, 2020 11:22pm CST
It was another short day at work and I am back home. One of the students is absent since yesterday. And today we got the message from parents that it's not only a seasonal viral but the child has got chicken pox. So I guess he will be missing school for a long.
Chicken pox is highly contagious and school wants him to take a week to stay at home even after full recovery.
I am expecting someone at 11AM and it's just ten minutes left to that. So instead of picking up anything else to do, I will mylot till I hear the bell.
Later on I am planning to finish some more reading before coming to mylot. It's Tuesday and so my afternoon is free and I am looking forward to walking with my group of friends in evening
Hope everyone is having a great time in their corner
Hope everyone is having a great time in their corner11 people like this
13 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Feb 20
Chicken pox is really bad. I wish a speedy recovery to the child.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. It's quite itchy. And that child as such has lots of sensory issues. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
25 Feb 20
@arunima25 yes my son and measles in December and I can understand how difficult it was for both of us
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
@amitkokiladitya Hmm... It's annoying with rashes and itchy skin. It's tough for children to stop from scratching.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 Feb 20
Chicken pox is annoying because of the rashes on the skin that is itchy. During my childhood, we get a vaccine shot in school against chicken pox.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Here also we get vaccination for it. That's why now it doesn't come in dangerous form. I had it in middle school and I remember how annoying it was. Moreover this child has lots of sensory issues. It must be tough for him and his parents.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 Feb 20
@arunima25 when a special child gets sick, it is really a problem for the parents especially if the child is capricious or a spoiled brat.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
@Alexandoy I won't call him spoiled brat. But he has severe sensory issues and some behavior are not in his control. He is also prone to seizure. And that's my worry.
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@UmiNoor (4521)
• Malaysia
25 Feb 20
@arunima25 That's good that the chicken pox didn't affect your brother. Perhaps, your mom is a strong woman.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. It's highly contagious especially when one is in recovery phase. I too have heard and read about miscarriages and even negative effects on child if pregnant mom gets it. My mother too got chicken pox when she was in second trimester with my brother in her womb. But by God's grace things went well with pregnancy and the child.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
@UmiNoor My mom is very strong and I have no second thoughts about it. But she was just 20 when she had my brother.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Feb 20
Yes. Here schools are strict about it. It's highly contagious and they don't want to put other children at risk.
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
25 Feb 20
Chicken pox will spread quickly.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Feb 20
That's why school has made sure that he stays home for at least two weeks.
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
26 Feb 20
@arunima25 good all it takes is one kid to come and they all can get it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Mar 20
@CookieMonster46 He will stay home till next week.
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I wish the child get well soon.@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Oh! That's terrible to get it during such important exam. I had it when I was in 7th grade. So did you drop the exam that year??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
@Sojourn That's incredible! You should be proud if it. That's a wonderful score.
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@Sojourn (13833)
• India
25 Feb 20
@arunima25 I gave it still and scored 75%. Would have been better if I wasn't ill.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
26 Feb 20
Oh dear chicken pox glad he is staying home
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Feb 20
Yes. At least for two weeks he has to be at home. It's highly contagious.
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
25 Feb 20
It would take more than a week to fully recover. They said that person who is recovering or healing should not go to work or school because the transmission is high during that period.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. It's quite contagious especially when the person is recovering from it. So it's advisable that he stays at home for couple of weeks.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. So far he is the only one. It's pretty contagious and so he has to be away for few weeks.
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 20
I know you enjoy your walks very much. Sometimes our Mums (back in the 1950s) would have a party if a child has measles or chicken-pox. They believed it was best if children had these conditions while they were young so they would try to ensure their children contracted the disease.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. It was the same during my grandmother days . I got it in seventh grade and my grandma called few ladies for a ritual celebration once I was okay to mingle with people and not pass on to others.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Yes. It's like a part of your life. But we have to keep a control on it so that other things are not affected.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Feb 20
Now a days children are vaccinated, so we don't get the dangerous form.
