A little over a month ago we told you about a mother who shared the rather wild reaction that the chickenpox virus had caused to her baby; Now another mother has decided to do the same in order to ask that all children be vaccinated against chickenpox after their child suffered which for many doctors has been the strongest chickenpox they have ever seen.
Five days hospitalized
Jasper Allen It is the name of this child who arrived at the hospital with so many injuries that he ended up being hospitalized. At first the mother called to explain that her son had chickenpox and that he thought it might be necessary to go to the hospital, but the telephone operator told him that his concern was normal, but that chickenpox does not usually need a medical visit because it can happen in House.
However, the mother did not consider this reaction to be normal and, seeing that the fever was increasing, also went to the hospital. Once there, as we read in the Daily Mail, it was considered by many doctors as "the worst chicken pox they had ever seen".
Therefore, he was admitted to the hospital where he received treatment with antibiotics, antivirals and even morphic To relieve the pain I felt. Some doctor decided to ask the mother for permission to take pictures and explain the case in a scientific journal.
The mother wanted to explain her case in case someone wants to vaccinate
Actually the case of this two year old is an isolated case. Most of the time this does not happen. But nevertheless, It can happen, and that's why there are parents who prefer to administer the vaccine. In Spain the different autonomous communities are already including it in their calendars and, although a while ago it was only put if parents bought it, and then not even have the possibility to do so, now most children will be vaccinated thanks to this measure.
Is it worth vaccinating?
In fact, it is a disease that normally occurs in a mild way and that provides protection for life. Yes there are some complicated cases like this, or as one that ends even worse, but they are a minority. The decision is at the end of the parents, so I leave you with the conclusions of a study published in 2003 in Annals of Pediatrics Continued so that you have data about it:
- Chickenpox is a disease with a high morbidity, usually benign, but that presents complications, sometimes serious and can even endanger the patient's life.
- Complications are more frequent in some risk populations, such as immunocompromised patients with pneumopathies or chronic skin diseases, the pregnant (due to its embryonic and fetal involvement), the child during the first year of life (especially in the neonatal period), the adolescent and the adult.
- The vaccine induces seroconversion in more than 95% of healthy children between 12 months and 12 years of age, and also causes a specific cellular response ... Studies conducted in the United States and Japan indicate an immunity duration of at least 11 and 20 years after vaccination, respectively.
- Since the introduction of the vaccine in the United States in 1995, the incidence of chickenpox has been greatly reduced. According to a study conducted in three populations with vaccine coverage of between 74 and 84%, decreases of 71, 79 and 84% have been observed in all age groups.
- Chickenpox has important social and economic effects. When considering both the direct costs caused by the disease and its complications as well as the indirect costs, generated by the high absenteeism of the schoolchild or of the sick adult and of the parents or other persons in charge of the care of the child, it is observed that the benefit-cost ratio of immunization is favorable.
