Digital-Divide/D0/First-aid-measures-for-ChickenPox/English
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
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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
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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 | Its 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
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Animation of Doctor speaking. | Risk is greater if you
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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
Thanks for joining. |