chickenpox

	Headline
Etiology	Transmission via direct contact or resp droplet Timeline: 1o viraemic phase - day 1-3 Rash - around day 9 Incubation 14 days Infectious until all lesions crusted over
Epidemiology
Clinical presentation	vesicular rash
Pathogenesis
Diagnostic investigations	Clinical diagnosis
Management	Look for complications Oral aciclovir for adults within 24h of rash onset, especially if at risk of complications Public health - treat as infections from 24h before onset of rash until all lesions crusted over

Ocular zoster