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Chicken pox
My sister has chicken and I used to share a room with her. It's been 5 days already should I get vaccinated?
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You are 21 years old. At this age you need not take vaccination, especially after exposure.
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Vaccination is not indicated as you are already exposed.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
Sexologist
6 yrs exp
Lucknow
Vaccine will not help you as you are already exposed.
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to your query you want to know the risk with varicella zoster like chicken pox infection .
As you know that best treatment depend on the correct diagnosis and correct diagnosis depend on the complete history of the patient so please take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best treatment will be start
Next Steps
vaccine will be not effective
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you can take treatment as follow as
1- Cap Pantop d 1 time per day for 7 day before food .
2- Tab Calpol 500 mg 2 time per day for 3 day after fever and pain.
3- Tab Acivir 400 mg 2 time per day for1 week after food.
4- Cap Vizylac 2 time per day after food for 1 week.
5- Lotion Calamine apply on the rashes if rashes come .
5- Tab levocetrizine 5 mg 2 time per day for1 week for itching if come then take .
6- Cap multivitamin A to Z gold 2 time per day for 1 week for strength and immunity.
Health Tips
Please follow good life style as take plenty of fluid and take less spicy and fatty food and
Keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life.
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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18 yrs exp
Aurangabad
You cannot get vaccinated now if you have been exposed. Wait for few weeks and then go for it
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