Three-year-old child dies after scratching up chickenpox

Chickenpox scratched: boy (3 years) dies from streptococcal infection
In the UK, a three-year-old boy died because of scratching chickenpox. At first, there was talk of his having died of a sudden infantile death. Now it turned out that he had become infected with streptococci. The bacteria probably got into the child's body by scratching the chickenpox.

First, there was talk of sudden infant death syndrome
According to media reports, a three-year-old boy died in the UK for scratching chickenpox. As reported by the newspaper "Mirror", Bryan-Andrew died on 11 August last year. His mother was first told that her son had died from a sudden infantile death. But now it has been revealed that the toddler had infected with type A streptococci. The infection resulted in blood poisoning and finally the boy's death. His mother now warned other parents about the newspaper to be particularly vigilant in chickenpox diseases of the offspring.

In England a little boy died because he had scratched chickenpox. Apparently, the three-year-old had scratched a streptococcus infection, which led to blood poisoning and finally to the death of the boy. (Image: loflo / fotolia.com)

Chickenpox is one of the most common childhood diseases
Chickenpox is one of the most common childhood diseases and is extremely contagious. The most typical symptom that indicates this infectious disease is a red, itchy rash with small nodules on the skin.

In addition, it often comes to fever, headache, fatigue and body aches.

Although you are immune to it all your life, if you have it, but runs the risk of later getting a shingles.

Although adults also get ill, most of the patients are children. The disease itself can not be treated, only the symptoms can be alleviated by drugs or home remedies.

According to health experts, the disease usually takes a harmless course in children.

Mother warns other parents
Even the 23-year-old Jasmine S. from England did not initially worry much, as her son suffered from chickenpox.

"My other child had her and he was absolutely fine. He had no problems at all, "she told the" Mirror ".

After the tragic death of her son by a streptococcal infection, she now wants to warn other parents: "If your child has chickenpox, it can lead to an infection," says Jasmine S..

Vaccination against chickenpox
According to the newspaper, the woman stated that she was informed after a post-mortem examination that the boy had probably contracted the streptococcal infection after scratching his chickenpox.

"It's so rare. I'm trying to raise awareness of other mothers, "said the 23-year-old. "I think it's important to know what can happen, even what you least expect. I thought chickenpox is normal. Every child gets it. "

But for her son any help came too late: "The doctor said that even if we had taken him to the hospital and he had received antibiotics, he could not have been helped," said the mother.

Maybe a vaccination could have helped him. In Germany, the statutory health insurance pay such recommended vaccinations.

Although various experts such as Stiftung Warentest had advised against the chickenpox vaccine in the past, but according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) "the vaccine as active immunization" is the "best prevention of varicella infection." The Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) can also cause shingles in addition to chicken pox. (Ad)