Guest guest Posted March 29, 1999 Report Share Posted March 29, 1999 In a message dated 3/30/99 2:02:09 AM !!!First Boot!!!, mjannah@... writes: << I think that chicken pox idea is a darned interesting one! I think it deserves some investigation and I hope 'they' get around to it eventually. Practically all of us have had it, as you say, yet not everyone gets shingles. I wonder what percentage of those who have had chicken pox end up with RLS? >> Well, if chickenpox is connected with RLS (and that is a really big IF), perhaps our hope in a future cure will be the fact that most children are now being vaccinated with Varivax (chickenpox vaccine). If everyone (that is susceptible) is eventually vaccinated, the human reservoir could be theoretically eliminated! The infectious agent in chickenpox/zoster/shingles is the human (alpha) herpesvirus 3 (varicella-zoster virus, V-Z virus) and humans are the reservoir. OBTW, chickens did give us the chickenpox but that is a different story for another list. A more interesting question would be how many people with RLS have never had chickenpox? Also, if you live long enough, you will most likely get shingles sooner or later, preferably later! IMHO RAINBOWPED@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2000 Report Share Posted March 26, 2000 On the issue of not immunizing the kids: __________________________________________________________ > has been in the hospital for a week now. She has chicken pox. >Most concerning is her response to this - her usual bone marrow issues only >quite amplified this time. She has received many units of platelets and >prbc's and plasma with platelets and the doctors think perhaps she has ITP. > This is an autoimmune disease and as Sam seems to be destroying the >platelets it makes sense to . The tx for ITP is gamma globulin. ________________________________________ more food for thought. Steph. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hi Connie, Hello, My son Adam has chickenpox. I would appreciate any and all > advice on how to help him recover quickly and as comfortably as > possible . I do not know what to do for him, anything I have used for > my other children years ago is SCD illegal,. Thank you ,Connie When my kids had it I started with Calamine lotion and switched to Aveeno to reduce the itching. Sheila, UC for way too many years, SCD for over 4.5 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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