What Is Chicken Pox?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Treatment
Treatment for chicken pox usually involves treating the symptoms while the patient rides the disease out. This will tend to involve ointments and antihistamines that can help to relieve the patient of their itching. It is important to try and minimize scratching to help prevent the blisters and skin from becoming infected.
If the symptoms do appear to be worse than usual, then antiviral drugs may be recommended. These will not be able to cure the condition themselves but they will be able to help slow it down. If serious complications do arise then you should seek medical assistance as soon as you can.
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