MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chickenpox'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:29:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028221&cid=t_116017_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fwhy-isnt-herd-immunity-working%2F Californians have a new law regarding vaccination of children: Effective July 1, 2011, all students in grades 7 through 12 will be required to get a booster DTP [Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough)] due to outbreaks and increases for Pertussis in children. Something doesn’t make sense, I think. What’s happening to ‘herd immunity’ that supposedly is established—at least that’s the spin—through mandatory vaccination programs that have been in effect for years? First, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vaccination rate of children entering kindergarten in the USA is over 90 percent. That means most kiddies at kindergarten age have been vaccinated for Pertussis. So why an outbreak in California? Is it that medical authorities c... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028221 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:01 +0100 5028221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998989&cid=t_116017_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-adults-get-chickenpox%2F2010.09.24 We think of chickenpox as a childhood disease, but there are adult cases and they tend to lead to more serious complications. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus and it is extremely contagious. Most people are exposed in childhood (or they receive the chicken pox vaccine), and so adults rarely contract it. It is especially dangerous for pregnant women because the fetus can become infected. The latency period from infection exposure to disease is 10 to 21 days. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998989 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3998989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942725&cid=t_116017_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fprevention-infectious-disease-transmission-airbornecontact-precautions%2F Airborne/Contact precautions are used for patients with chickenpox, disseminated Herpes Zoster, or the presence of a suspected hemorrhagic fever such as Ebola. Patients are placed in a negative pressure room with the door kept closed. All personnel entering the room must have an N95 mask, gown, and gloves. Related Posts Ebola fever (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942725 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:24 +0100 3942725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845284&cid=t_116017_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFNl5DmcDSBc%2F For the first time in three years, Merck can now say that all of its pediatric vaccines are again available. The disclosure, which was made on its supply status web page on Aug. 2, follows a series of components shortages and manufacturing gaffes that continue to leave some adult vaccines unavailable. The drugmaker is once again shipping Comvax, a combination vaccine that is used to ward off meningitis and hepatitis B. Earlier this year, Merck restored supplies of PedvaxHIB for meningitis; ProQuad, which vaccinates against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox; and the pediatric formulation of hepatitis B vaccine Recombivax HB. However, Merck continues to have difficulties with some of its adult vaccines. As previously noted, the adult version of Recombivax will not be available at all th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845284 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:59:23 +0100 3845284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729876&cid=t_116017_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-study-shingles-vaccine-is-safe-and-effective%2F2010.07.06 Shingles (herpes zoster) is no fun. It usually begins with a couple of days of pain, then a painful rash breaks out and lasts a couple of weeks. The rash consists of blisters that eventually break open, crust over, and consolidate into an ugly plaque. It is localized to one side of the body and to a stripe of skin corresponding to the dermatomal distribution of a sensory nerve. Very rarely a shingles infection can lead to pneumonia, hearing problems, blindness, brain inflammation (encephalitis) or death. More commonly, patients develop postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in the area where the rash was. The overall incidence of PHN is 20%; after the age of 60 this rises to 40%, and after age 70 it rises to 50%. It can be excruciatingly painful, resistant to treatment, and can last for years or eve... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729876 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:19 +0100 3729876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420564&cid=t_116017_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FZZDG1Ho_EvE%2F           Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.  Once a person has had chickenpox, the virus can live, but remains inactive in certain nerve roots within the body.  If it becomes active again, usually later in life, it can cause shingles.  In the United States, 98% of adults have been infected with the chickenpox virus.  If you are an adult, chances are you are one of many at risk for developing shingles.  As you get older, or if your immune system gets weak, the varicella-zoster virus may escape from the nerve cells and cause shingles.  If you have had the chickenpox vaccine, you are less likely to get chickenpox and therefore less likely to later develop shingles.  Most people who get shingles are more than... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420564 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:26:15 +0100 3420564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579299&cid=t_116017_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F30%2Frats-its-a-virus%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, ResearchNo kidding! The rats are leading researchers to triggering events causing diabetes. The new findings suggest that there is, indeed, a genetic susceptibility to diabetes, but that the precipitating event is a viral infection. The virus in question is the Ljungan virus. Previous reports indicate that infections with the Ljungan virus can induce diabetes in laboratory rats, and that the diabetes can be reversed if the animals are treated with antiviral drugs before the destruction of insulin-secreting islet cells becomes widespread. I'm not sure how everybody else out there got their D-card. My diagnosing event happened shortly after I had the chicken pox, back in '85. The childhood christening event apparently left me out in the cold ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579299 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 579299