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Introduction 

Chicken Pox ​an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn to blisters and then loose scabs. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and mainly affects children.

The Illness

You might get symptoms before or after the spots, including:

• a high temperature above 38C
• aches and pains, and generally feeling unwell
• loss of appetite

Chickenpox is very itchy and can make children feel miserable, even if they do not have many spots. Chickenpox is usually much worse in adults.
It's possible to get chickenpox more than once, although it's unusual.

Treatment 

There is no specific treatment for chicken pox.  

​Recommendations for Travellers

Most adult travellers from temperate climates are immune to chickenpox as a result of natural childhood disease or vaccination, whereas non vaccinated young individuals from areas of low chickenpox endemicity may be at risk of infection when travelling to countries of high endemicity. Immune compromised individuals are at particular risk of chickenpox .