Chickenpox is usually a milder illness that affects children. Shingles results from a reactivation of the virus long after the chickenpox illness has disappeared.
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The itchy blister rash caused by chickenpox infection appears 10 to 21 days after exposure to the virus and usually lasts about five to 10 days. Other signs and symptoms, which may appear one to two days before the rash, include:
Shingles symptoms usually affect only a small section on one side of your body. These symptoms may include:
Once the chickenpox rash appears, it goes through three phases:
There are some very effective medicines for chickenpox that help to alleviate chickenpox symptoms without any complications.
11 homeopathic medicines for chickenpox and shingles.
Homeopathic medicine | Symptoms | Better | Worse |
Ant crud | Itching when warm in bed | Open air | In evening |
Ant tart | Pustular eruptions leaving bluish-red mark | For sitting up | Lying down and in the warm |
Apis mell | Sore and sensitive, urticaria-like eruptions | Keeping cool | Heat |
Arsen alb | Dry, rough papules | Heat | Cold and scratching |
Causticum | Profuse sweat on slight exertion | Warm weather; gentle motion | Damp, wet weather |
Hypericum | May be associated with diarrhoea | Lying quietly | Touch |
Kalmia | Red, inflamed and painful areas of skin | Lying down | Motion |
Mezereum | May be associated with oozing eruptions | Open air | At night |
Ranunc bulb | Burning and intense itching | Warm weather | Change of temperature |
Rhus tox | Intense itching of skin | Heat | Cold air |
Spigelia | Restless sleep with frequent awakening | Dry air | Touch (pressure of clothes) |
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