After managing to avoid the chicken pox virus as a child i was unfortunate enough to catch chicken pox wholst pregnant with my first child. When the first few blisters appeared on my arm i thought nothing of it and just put it down to me not noticing that the deep fat fryer must have spat at me wholst cooking tea. You can imagine my shock when i woke up the next morning covered in little blisters, and i mean covered there was not one part of my body it had missed, they were in my mouth, under my eye lids and every where else you could possibly imagine. I phoned my doctor and explained to him that i thought i had chicken pox and he told me ...  Read the complete review

The reason for this review at this time is that my 4-year-old son has just had chickenpox. It has been doing the rounds at his nursery so I'm not really surprised he caught it, as it is very contagious amongst youngsters. I thought it might be really useful for any other parents who haven't seen this before. ***What Is It?*** The Varicella-zoster virus is part of the herpes family, which is why the spots resemble cold sores a bit. Once it is in your system it usually causes immunity from catching it again but this is not the case in everyone, as I have had a severe bout once and two milder episodes which have coincided with my children getting it. ...  Read the complete review