chicken pox.pptx

Chicken Pox 水痘 Chicken Pox is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It isn’t caused by chickens and chickens don’t get chicken pox! Infectious: able to be spread to others Disease: a condition that causes harm to a person’s health It is a disease that is more common in children than in adults. They get itchy red spots on their body. Most of the spots are on the head and the upper part of the body. The spots last for about a week. They can make children feel very uncomfortable and miserable. A warm bath can help take the itch away. itch: an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that make you want to rub it with your nails miserable: unhappy upper part: opposite of lower part The disease is spread easily to other people by coughing or sneezing. It can also be spread by touching the spots. Sneeze: to let out a sudden, loud burst of air through the mouth and nose Cough: to push out air and other substances from the lungs, making a noise in the throat Most children don’t get very sick buy they feel tired. Some will get a fever, head ache or sore throat. Fever: an increase in your body temperature, usually because you are sick Sore: painful