#asktheexpert my baby have chicken fox what are the remidies for this?

A. hi dear To help care for children with chickenpox, dermatologists recommend the following tips: Keep your child at home. ... Soak in colloidal oatmeal baths. ... After bathing, apply a topical ointment, such as calamine lotion, petroleum jelly or another fragrance-free, anti-itch lotion. ... Relieve fever. ... Relieve itchiness. Chickenpox can be very severe or even life-threatening to babies in the first month of life, to adolescents and adults, and to anyone who has a weak immune system. Children with chickenpox can get pneumonia (infection of the lungs) or get inflammation of the brain.