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Chicken pox
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My friend got diagnosed with chicken pox yesterday. He has got pimples over the body and blisters in mouth. Fever, bodyache are there too. Can u advise what to eat, and how to deal with it?
also, he's a smoker, can he smoke while sick?
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HELLO,
PLENTY OF WARM LIQUID. HEALTHY LIQUIDS.
SEMILIQUID PORRIDGE KHICHARY FRESH MADE.
IT'S CONTAGIOUS,SI TAKE CARE.
CAP ACYCLOVIR 800 SIX TIMES A DAY AFTER FOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS. LOCALLY APPLY ACYCLOVIR CREAM. TAB ZIFI 200 TWO TIMES A DAY AFTER FOOD FOR THREE TO FIVE DAYS.
TAB SIGMOFALM TWO TIMES A DAY AFTER FOOD FOR THREE TO FIVE DAYS.
TAB MONTUK LC ONE AT NIGHT FOR SEVEN TO TEN DAYS.
NEEM WATER BATH BUT GENTALY AS BLISTERS NOT RUPTURE.
TRY TO SMOKE LEAST OR NIL.OK.
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Smoking iecrease metabolism ( so decrease effective ness) of drugs u take avoid it.
he cn hv everything with plenty of fluid
tab Acyclovir 800 mg five times a day
calamine lotion for local application..it decreses urge to itch blisters.
if itching is too much take
tab levocetrizine 5mg at night
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dont scratch blisters though its too tempting
since its highly contagious disease those who r not vaccinated or earlier din get disease has to stay away..for 1 week atleast..
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this disease spread by droplets like sneez,saliva ,linen so avoid these things
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