00:00 National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week is an important opportunity to improve the health of our skin and its related diseases.
00:10 One of the most dangerous diseases is chicken pox.
00:16 So to learn more about chicken pox, we will interview an aesthetic dermatologist and anti-aging specialist.
00:24 Welcome back to RSP, Dr. Drola Sanchez-Doc Lala. Good morning.
00:27 Good morning.
00:28 Good morning, Dianne and Audrey. This is for our RSP.
00:32 This is the most dangerous skin problem of all.
00:37 This is chicken pox or chickenpox.
00:39 For the broad knowledge of RSP, what is chicken pox?
00:44 Chicken pox or chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes varicella zoster virus.
00:55 It is usually transmitted to children, but anyone can get it.
01:00 It is caused by the lithus, padthal, or vesicles that are called rashes in our skin.
01:07 What are the symptoms of chicken pox that we should be aware of?
01:13 The first 3 to 5 days, you will feel bad.
01:17 You won't eat much, you will have a sore throat.
01:20 After 3 to 5 days, you will start to have rashes.
01:25 It starts as a padthal, and eventually, it will start to look like water.
01:31 It starts in the chest, back, and face, and then it goes down to the whole body.
01:37 Is there a way to prevent chicken pox?
01:41 Because they say that everything will happen once in your lifetime.
01:47 If you are not pregnant, when you are an adult, it is more dangerous.
01:51 Is that right, doctor?
01:52 Yes, Audrey, you are right.
01:55 It is better if the child is already pregnant.
01:58 There are other cases where the child is not growing up,
02:04 and when they are older, they have hair curbs or shingles.
02:09 To prevent this, we have vaccines. We have a vaccine from Varicella Soster.
02:17 But if you cannot get vaccinated, the number one thing we can do is to strengthen our immune system.
02:25 If you have a neighbor or a friend who has this, because it is highly contagious and airborne disease,
02:32 don't go near them.
02:34 And in places where there are many people, we are not sure if this is there,
02:39 wear a face mask, frequent hand washing technique, and make sure your hands are always clean.
02:45 Because it can also get in the way of your belongings.
02:47 So our hands should always be clean.
02:51 So we should monitor the symptoms that Dr. Lala mentioned earlier.
02:55 Because sometimes, it even gets in the workplace.
02:58 Doc, you said that chicken pox is contagious.
03:02 Can you explain to us what are the main steps in taking care of the skin while having chicken pox?
03:10 That's a good question.
03:12 That's a good question.
03:14 While you have chicken pox, you are not prohibited from bathing.
03:20 We can have a warm or cold bath.
03:22 It's good to use oatmeal soaps because oatmeal can decrease the risk of chicken pox.
03:29 Because most of the children who have it are afraid of it.
03:32 So eventually, they will get sick.
03:34 If you don't have oatmeal soaps, you can use soaps with moisturizer or very mild soaps.
03:43 Well, doctor, what are the effective treatments?
03:46 Is there a medicine that you take besides the internal solutions?
03:51 If the child is healthy, there is no medical treatment that we give.
03:58 But if it's necessary, we can give them antiviral medications.
04:04 But what we need is proper breathing or bed rest, drinking plenty of water,
04:10 and the over-the-counter medications that we can take in the morning, like antihistamines.
04:16 We can use a cold compress to put on the rashes or the spasms.
04:22 And we can give the doctors antibiotics if necessary because sometimes, there can be infections in the rashes of the skin.
04:33 Okay.
04:34 If the pox is only a few days old, it's a fresh wound.
04:39 So how can we make it dry quickly?
04:45 If you can get it checked out, because it's not easy to get it checked out,
04:50 it's also easy to give antiviral medications.
04:55 If you want it to be quick, because this process is 3 to 5 days, usually the chicken pox is 1 to 2 weeks.
05:02 What I said earlier is that it's good to use oatmeal soaps.
05:07 And it's also good to give it oatmeal lotions or mild lotions that can give it a moisturizer so that the rashes won't be too bad.
05:18 Okay.
05:19 Doctor, is it true that if you already had chicken pox when you were young, once you're an adult, you can't get it anymore or it's still possible?
05:26 If you already had chicken pox when you were young and it really came out full-blown,
05:34 you can't get it anymore when you're an adult because you already have immunity.
05:39 But in some cases, like this volcano, for example, it suddenly stormed and it didn't come out,
05:45 it can turn into a pervasive zoster.
05:49 The elderly will get shingles.
05:52 So if there are shingles, for example, the mother has active shingles and she got it,
05:57 her baby can also get chicken pox.
06:01 Did you have chicken pox when you were young?
06:04 I know, I already had chicken pox when I was young.
06:06 I can't explain what I looked like when I faced the mirror when I had chicken pox.
06:11 That's the full-blown, doctor.
06:13 You're inside the house for a few days and your body is full of chicken pox.
06:18 Is that so, doctor?
06:19 Yes, that's it.
06:21 Then it will start with vesicles or you may have too big lentils.
06:26 Then eventually, it will get dark and you'll get crusting.
06:31 Oh, my! Don't get sick from those rashes or crusting because it can cause peck lag.
06:38 Yes, I'll just add.
06:40 Can I put powder on it, doctor?
06:42 So that the wound can dry.
06:44 Yes, there are also oatmeal-based powders.
06:49 If you don't have asthma, because I don't prescribe these powders,
06:56 but if you're still a baby or a child who can't avoid getting sick,
07:01 we can give you oatmeal-based powders.
07:05 Since today is National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week,
07:11 what are the messages you want to remind the public?
07:14 Go ahead, Doc Lala.
07:17 I want to remind the public that our skin is the largest organ in our body.
07:23 So we really need to take care of it.
07:26 Skin shows what our inner pain is.
07:30 So to avoid skin diseases, make sure that your immune system is strong
07:37 and make sure that your hands are always clean, eat properly,
07:43 sleep properly, and drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.
07:48 Thank you for sharing your information with us.
07:52 And as always, we'll be back with another episode of Chickenpox.
07:55 We're joined again by an aesthetic dermatologist and anti-aging specialist,
08:00 Dr. Drola Sanchez. Thank you, doctor.
08:03 Thanks, Doc Lala.
08:04 BYE!
08:05 Peace.
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