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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Chickenpox Infection: Modern Practices versus Old Folks Advices

1) Yes, Malaysia Government provides vaccination for chickenpox infection at baby's age. This to prevent the infection gone wild uncontrolled. The main factor to the infection, I myself do not even know until today. When the government asked us to take the vaccination, we obeyed unquestionable. This entry would discuss about these two practices between modern and old folks advices to cure the infection.


My Lalin's back after infected  

2) After I did some study on the infection, this would be good infos for sharing: Chickenpox, which is caused by the varicella virus, is highly contagious, and it can spread quickly. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the rash or by droplets dispersed into the air by coughing, breathing or sneezing.Your risk of catching chickenpox is higher if you:

  • Haven't had chickenpox
  • Haven't been vaccinated for chickenpox
  • Work in or attend a school or child care facility
  • Live with children
Most people who've been vaccinated against chickenpox or who've had chickenpox are immune to the virus. However, the immunity seldom fragile because many babies in Malaysia will have taken the vaccination but the they still get infected.

3) According to The New York Time (visit www.nytimes.com/health/guides//disease/chickenpox/risk-factors.html for detail info about the infection) The writing reviewed byHarvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate) 

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General 

Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. The writing revealed that, Between 75 - 90% of chickenpox cases occur in children under 10 years of age. Before the introduction of the vaccine, about 4 million cases of chickenpox were reported in the U.S. each year. Since a varicella vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995, however, the incidence of disease and hospitalizations due to chickenpox has declined by nearly 90%. A patient with chickenpox can transmit the disease from about 2 days before the appearance of the spots until the end of the blister stage. This period lasts about 5 - 7 days. Once dry scabs form, the disease is unlikely to spread.The disease usually occurs in late winter and early spring months. It can also be transmitted from direct contact with the open sores. (Clothing, bedding, and other such objects do not usually spread the disease.)

Semambu Tree found along the way near Presint 9, Putrajaya 
4) Meaning to says it's normal for children to get that infection due the reasons above. As my experience through reading and asking, the infection cured naturally. If we wish to get consultation from doctors, they only provides us a medicine named calamine as antibacterial cream. The rest of the practices they offered, the disease would cure after a week. If we look back to our childrens' condition, they couldn't stand because it rashes. Of course we couldn't bear to see them in restless and uncertainty due to itches / rashes.

5) That's why I think I should bring this matter for discussion by comparing what old folks and modern could offer. Our goal is to make sure the varicella virus disappear from our childrens' body. 




Semambu trees 

6) My wife at one time asked me to bring my little Lalin' to clinic to get medicines. However, later she refused to see doctor because her mother / relatives asked her to not apply any medicines from any clinics on my daughter's body. This is what I said old folks advices; they laid some advices to cure the disease. My wife told me their relatives convinced her; don't cook at home in the kitchen, don't feed oily foods to Lalin', don't shocked Lalin' - If she over_shocked more chickenpox would appear, drink coconut water as much as possible. All the advices work well to cure the disease, claimed them. Actually, I'm not totally confidence but deep in my heart sometime old folks advices are true and couldn't be disputed its result. I followed all the advices. Then, my friend advised me to try "semambu leaves" to cure the virus. The "semambu leaves" suggested to mix with water in a pail then make it for a bath. It also could be placed on the bed covered with fabrics to coolen body and to avoid itches / rashes.


The Calamine cream that commonly provided by most clinics
  

7) I followed all the advices and I noticed it worked well and my confidence tend to old folks advices. I'm from Kedah, when I mentioned about "semambu leaves", the Kedahian seem unknown what is that. I think the leave might be pronounced differently in my hometown because I myself don't know it at all. The friends who advised me to try "semambu leaves" are from central and southern regions. Of course it differs from northern region.



Semambu leaves mixed in water for bath


8) The varicella virus is the worst virus who infected my daughter. Those who have children infected the virus might refer the useful advices in the paragraph six (6). The "semambu leaves" could be found in Putrajaya near Presint 9. The Putrajaya Holdings planted the trees a long the way at that place. 





9) To be a parent of a child is one of the best experience ever. We want the best for them. I hope this would be a great reference for you guys. 
The feature of Semambu leaves
Coconut water is believed as a cure for chickenpox infection ( old folks advice)
The feature of Semambu leaves

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