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Revision as of 16:08, 29 April 2013

Title of script:Script for Chickenpox (Digital Divide)

Author:Shalini Nair, SNDT, Summer Intern 2013

Video: Spoken Tutorial Team, IIT Bombay

Keywords: chickenpox, video tutorial


Notes to spoken tutorial developer:

Create a background scene – a small house (inside and outside), a bathroom with its door open
Create characters of a middle-aged man- Ashok (35-40 years old) with blisters on hands, legs and face, a lady -Anita (30-35 years old), a lady-doctor 30 years old) and 2 kids (one boy and one girl of 10-12 years old).
Objects to be created – a door, a floor mat, towel, a plate filled with food, neem leaves in a bucket of water, Ashok’s clothes
Images to be used (with proper numbering) should be given to the creators/animators before video production


Visual Cue Narration
Ashok enters his house through the door. Ashok comes home from his farm and complains about fever and body ache.
Wife finds blisters on his hands and legs. His wife, Anita, looks at him and notices blisters on his hands and legs.
Anita panics. She is scared and says that the wrath of the Goddess has befallen on her husband.
Anita points towards the door and talks to the two children standing near Ashok. She asks her children to get out of the house soon.
Anita and the kids walk out of the house and lock the door from outside The mother and children come out of the house and lock the door from outside.
A lady doctor passing by the house sees them. Meanwhile, the doctor from the village hospital passes by their house and greets Anita.
Image of Doctor and Anita conversing. Seeing the worried expression on Anita and her kids’ faces, she asks Anita what was wrong.
Image of Doctor and Anita conversing Anita tells the doctor about the wrath of the Goddess that has befallen on her husband.
Image of Doctor and Anita conversing The doctor tells Anita that she would like to see her husband.
Image of Doctor and Anita conversing But Anita refuses saying that she should not meet her husband.
The doctor enters the house and Anita follows the doctor into the house. The doctor ignores Anita and goes inside the house and then Anita follows hesitantly.
Image of Doctor examining Ashok The doctor examines Ashok and informs him that he has chickenpox.
Image of Ashok and Anita having puzzled expressions on their faces. But Ashok and Anita do not know what chickenpox is.

They look questioningly at the doctor.

Spoken Tutorial and Digital divide Welcome to the spoken tutorial on bridging the digital divide.
Spoken Tutorial and Digital divide Here we will talk about chickenpox, its symptoms, causes and the Do’s and Don’ts.
Text on screen:

What is chickenpox?

Let us first see what chickenpox is.
Image of a blister Chickenpox is a viral infection in which one develops itchy blisters on the body.
An image of a person getting vaccinated Chickenpox vaccine works very well in preventing the disease.
An image of a mildly infected person Small number of people who take the vaccine may still get chickenpox.
Zoom in on a body portion But they usually have a milder case.
An image of a mildly infected person Generally, chickenpox is mild and not life-threatening.
Image of a hospital

Image of a severely affected person

But, sometimes it is severe and one needs to be in the hospital, or can even die.
An image of a pregnant woman, a newborn baby, teenage girls and boys and weak looking people. Chickenpox can affect
  • pregnant women,
  • newborn babies,
  • teens and adults, and
  • people who have low immune systems.
Continue previous scene Once you have had chickenpox, generally the virus does not re-emerge.
An image of a person with shingles If one gets chickenpox for a second time, it is called shingles.
Text on screen:

What are the symptoms of chickenpox?

Let us now see some symptoms of chickenpox.
Ashok having fever A fever that lasts longer than 2 days
Ashok’s hand zoomed in, showing red sore skin Red, warm, and sore skin



Ashok itching severely Severe itching that cannot be relieved by home treatment
Ashok’s skin with rashes Rashes that lasts longer than 2 weeks
Text on screen:

Duration and Contagiousness

Let us now see the duration and contagiousness of chickenpox.
Show a calendar here with the days being marked - Animation Chickenpox blisters form in 3-5 days and crust in 7-10 days
Image of Doctor informing Ashok and Anita It gets contagious within 1-2 days of its occurrence.
Image of crusted blisters It remains contagious until all the blisters have crusted over
Animation of one person with blister and then another getting blisters Highly contagious and can spread very easily from person to person
Text on screen:

Causes of chickenpox

Let us now see the causes of chickenpox.
Animation of Ashok coughing and kids playing near him. You can get chickenpox by
  • touching the fluids from a chickenpox blister, or
  • if someone with the disease coughs or sneezes near you
Animation of Doctor speaking. Risk is greater if you
  • have never had chickenpox before and
  • have not taken the chickenpox vaccine either.
Text on screen:

What you should do during chickenpox

Now, let us see what we should do when we get chickenpox.
Image of Doctor examining Ashok’s blister Consult your doctor to ensure it is chicken pox and not mosquito/insect bite.
Image of Ashok sitting and eating at home.

Zoom in on the food.

Eat a light meal. Home cooked food is advised.
Image of Ashok bathing Bath in cool or lukewarm water every 3 to 4 hours for the first few days.  
Image of Neem leaves in a bucket of water Add neem leaves to the water used for bathing. It reduces the itching.
Image of Ashok patting his hand with a towel Have a bath and pat the body dry.  
Image of Ashok drinking water Drink lots of water -coconut, barley or anything that is cooling.
Image of Anita washing Ashok’s clothes separately

Show another bucket with other clothes.

Wash clothes of the infected person separately to avoid spread of the infection.
Image of Anita and kids getting vaccinated against chickenpox If you have not had chickenpox or the vaccine, you should get vaccinated.
Text on screen: What you should not do during chickenpox! Let us now see what you should not do during chickenpox.
Animation of Ashok scratching the blisters on his hand Avoid scratching the red itchy blisters.

This can lead to bacterial infections and scarring.

Animation of Ashok playing with his kids Avoid contact with other people because they may get infected.
End This brings to the end of the tutorial. Remember, seeking medical aid is always helpful.

Thanking you for listening and STAY SAFE.

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About the contributors The animation for this tutorial has been contributed by Arthi and the drawings by Saurabh Gadgil


This is Shalini Nair from S.N.D.T. Women’s University signing off.

Thanks for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey, Shalini.nair, Sneha

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