All of the following are characteristics of the chicken pox rash except -
<p> chicken pox:- Agent-Human alpha herpes virus 3 Primary infection causes chicken pox. Recovery from primary infection is commonly followed by establishment of latent infection in cranial nerves,sensory ganglia, spinal dorsal root ganglia.When the cell mediated immunity wanes,the virus may reactivate in 10-30% cases. Incubation period -15 days. Distribution of rash:- Centripetal Axilla affected Rash seen mostly over flexor aspect. Characteristics of rash:- Superficial Unilocular-dew drops like appearance. Rash pleomorphic- different stages of rash evident at one time. An area of inflammation seen around vesicle. Evolution of rash : very rapid. Scab begins to form 4-7 days after the rash appears. Fever- temperature rises with each fresh crop of rash. {Reference: park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no.144}</p>
Rash occurs in crops
Pleomorphism is present
Is centripetal in distribution
Scab are infectious
Communicable diseases