Chicken pox questions!!!????!

Chickenpox causes a red, itchy rash on the skin that usually appears first on the abdomen or back and face, and then spreads to almost everywhere else on the body, including the scalp, mouth, nose, ears, and genitals!.chickenpox_illustration The rash begins as multiple small, red bumps that look like pimples or insect bites!.

1)As u said it looks like bug bites,i think u do have chicken pox
2)9 days ~3 coming ~3 staying~ 3 leaving
3)Cool juice, Popsicle and cool liquids can soothe your throat!. Avoid spicy foods, citrus drinks, chocolate and hot sauces, sharp foods such as potato chips or crackers!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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This article is pretty good!. Read it because it fully answers your question!.

KidsHealth - Chickenpox
http://www!.kidshealth!.org/parent/infecti!.!.!.

Another source of information and links to additional resources is:

MedlinePlus - Chickenpox
http://www!.nlm!.nih!.gov/medlineplus/chick!.!.!.

MedlinePlus is a service of the U!.S!. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

TerryWww@Answer-Health@Com

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well im not sure what the vaccine does exactly!. I didnt get the vaccine - but my sisters did!. I got the chicken pox in kindergarten - before they were born!.!.!.but i searched a little and found this:
Causes Return to top

In a typical scenario, a young child is covered in pox and out of school for a week!. The first half of the week the child feels miserable from intense itching; the second half from boredom!. Since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine, classic chickenpox is much less common!.

Chickenpox is extremely contagious, and can be spread by direct contact, droplet transmission, and airborne transmission!. Even those with mild illness after the vaccine may be contagious!.

When someone becomes infected, the pox usually appear 10 to 21 days later!. People become contagious 1 to 2 days before breaking out with pox!. They remain contagious while uncrusted blisters are present!.

Once you catch chickenpox, the virus usually remains in your body for your lifetime, kept in check by the immune system!. About 1 in 10 adults will experience shingles when the virus re-emerges during a period of stress!.

Most cases of chickenpox occur in children younger than ten!. The disease is usually mild, although serious complications sometimes occur!. Adults and older children usually get sicker than younger children do!.

Children under one year of age whose mothers have had chickenpox are not very likely to catch it!. If they do, they often have mild cases because they retain partial immunity from their mothers' blood!. Children under one year of age whose mothers have not had chickenpox, or whose inborn immunity has already waned, can get severe chickenpox!.

The pox are worse in children who have other skin problems, such as eczema or a recent sunburn!.

Complications are more common in those who are immunocompromised from an illness or medicines like chemotherapy!. Some of the worst cases of chickenpox have been seen in children who have taken steroids during the incubation period, before they have any symptoms!.

Symptoms Return to top

Most children with chickenpox act sick with vague symptoms, such as a fever, headache, tummy ache, or loss of appetite, for a day or two before breaking out in the classic pox rash!. These symptoms last 2 to 4 days after breaking out!.

The average child develops 250 to 500 small, itchy, fluid-filled blisters over red spots on the skin (

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