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Symptoms can include:
- tiredness and lack of energy
- shortness of breath
- noticeable heartbeats (heart palpitations)
- pale skin
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How to gargle with salt water:
- Dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water.
- Gargle with the solution then spit it out – don’t swallow it.
- Repeat as often as you like.
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- you’re not sure it’s chickenpox
- the skin around the blisters is red, hot or painful (signs of infection)
- your child is dehydrated
Care card (urgent)
- you’re not sure it’s chickenpox
- the skin around the blisters is red, hot or painful (signs of infection)
- your child is dehydrated
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An NHS number is a 10 digit number, like 485 777 3456.
You can find your NHS number by logging in to a GP online service or on any document the NHS has sent you, such as your:
- prescriptions
- test results
- hospital referral letters
- appointment letters
Ask your GP surgery for help if you can’t find your NHS number.
Do
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cover blisters that are likely to burst with a soft plaster or dressing
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wash your hands before touching a burst blister
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allow the fluid in a burst blister to drain before covering it with a plaster or dressing
Don’t
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do not burst a blister yourself
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do not peel the skin off a burst blister
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do not pick at the edges of the remaining skin
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You can see your GP records by:
- asking for them at your GP surgery
- going online to see them (if you have signed up for GP online services)
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Page last reviewed: 3 January 2023
Next review due: 9 January 2025
Skin symptoms | Possible cause |
Blisters on lips or around the mouth | cold sores |
Itchy, dry, cracked, sore | eczema |
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Stay away from school, nursery or work until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared.
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