Varicella vaccine is to prevent varicella. Varicella is a kind of acute infectious disease of respiratory tract caused by herpes zoster virus. It always happens to children and it is charaterized with macula, pimple and vesicle appearing on skins of the whole body bit by bit.when the water blister forms a scab, it will be cured with few scars. Varicella is one of the spreadest disease all over the world and 90% of its spread is among children.
I. Contraindication of Inoculation
1. Allergic constitution: the one allergic to neomycin cannot be inoculated.
2. Women pregnant could not use it and the one inoculated should not be pregnant in the following three months.
3. Sufferers with fever and acute or chronic diseases should postpone inoculation.
4. The one is of no or insufficient immunity.
II. Notes:
1. Stay there for half an hour after inoculation and leave after watched without anything wrong.
2. Have a rest after inoculation and drink boiled water more, keep warm and avoid violent sports.
III. Possible Reactions after Inoculation
1. If red or hard scab rise on the injection site, it must be fomented for 3 to 5 times in a today till it goes down.
2. Live Attenuated Vaccine Against Varicella have low synthesized reaction nature to all ages, but the reaction at injection site is slight and temporary. Someone special will ache on the inoculation site and will be with evanescent eruption when he has a fever, which will not be over 3 days.
IV. Effects of Inoculation
Antibodies will be found in 97% 0f children at the age of 1 to 12 after the first inoculation. And among teenagers and adults, antibodies will be found in 99% of them after 2 inoculations. The immunity after inoculation with varicella vaccinen lasts long and most of people will be lifetime immune. However, about 1% of inoculators will be infected after inoculation and most of them will not have a fever and complications.