About 5 years ago, my brother was in his room all day. He got up at night time and my mother saw a rash on his arm. She absolutely completely panicked. He's an adult by the way.
The first thing I did was take his temperature and he had a fever. Then I did the glass tumbler test and the spots faded. I said to him and my mother that I never remembered him getting the chickenpox when he was small. My mother pankied and wanted to phone for an ambulance for him. He didn't want an ambulance or to go to hospital. I told him and my mother that he will be ok. Just drink plenty of fluids and take ibuprofen.
The next day, he was lucky to get a doctors appointment. The doctor diagnosed chickenpox and told him to go home, rest, drink plenty of fluids, and take over the counter medicine.
She completely undermined my experience as a carer but that's neither here nor there right now.
There's a new virus circulating our country and travelling around the world fast. From what I see, the government and health officials will want many people to try and treat this at home and hope there's no complications.
I feel somewhat prepared for this.
I have a thermometer
I have an oxyimeter finger reader to read stats and monitor signs and see when it will be time to phone for help after 3 days or so.
I have a bottles of water.
I have over the counter medicine
I might get a few more supplies too like some woollen blankets for insulating bodies. I'm not too sure about this one yet. We'll see.
I feel somewhat ok and prepared to treat my family when and if they get sick. I'm going to have an absolute paniker on my back though.