Doctor: Having Chickenpox Still Have to Take a Shower, Don’t Believe Myths Are Not True

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Many myths around chicken pox which is widespread and trusted by the community. One of these myths is the prohibition of bathing for people who are experiencing chickenpox. Is this really true?

dr. Anthony Handoko, SpKK, FINSDV said that in principle, bathing is one of the activities to maintain body fitness and skin health. So that no matter what the situation is, he is suffering from it chicken pox or not, you still have to take a shower.

Bathing is indeed a tough challenge for people with chickenpox. Because, in the condition that the whole body has resilience and fear of the elastic rupture when bathing, the doctor still recommends taking a bath.

There are still many people who do not know the importance of maintaining body hygiene, even though they are experiencing chicken pox. Judging from the findings of Doctor Anthony when dealing with patients with chickenpox, many of them came with dirty wounds.

“There are so many people who get HZ (Herpes Zoster), the wound is dirty. In fact, these dirty wounds can become crusted due to dry and dirty wounds, ”said Doctor Anthony at Virtual Media Briefing by Pramudia Clinic.

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