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Chickenpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It generally starts with a vesicular skin rash appearing in ...
Chickenpox (South Park) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Chickenpox" is the 23rd episode of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park. It originally aired on August 26, 1998. Plot synopsis. Chickenpox begins to spread throughout ...
Chickenpox: eMedicine Dermatology
Overview: The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the etiologic agent of the clinical syndrome of chickenpox (varicella). Zoster, a different clinical entity, is caused by ...
Chickenpox (Varicella): Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
What is chickenpox?Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash. Chickenpox infections occur year - round, most often during winter ...
Chicken Pox
chicken pox is a common viral infection in children that causes an itchy rash with blisters, but it can be prevented with the varivax vaccine. Learn about symptoms, how it is ...
Chicken Pox Complications
Chicken pox is a common, usually self-limited, infection caused by the varicella virus. However, approximately 14,000 people are hospitalized in the US each year because of ...
Chickenpox (Varicella) Symptoms, Causes, Signs, Treatment and ...
Get the facts on chickenpox causes (varicella zoster virus, VZV), symptoms and signs (itchy, red rash), treatment, vaccine, how it spreads and complications.
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chickenpox or varicella. Contagious viral disease producing itchy blisters. It usually occurs in epidemics among young children, causes a low fever, and runs a mild course, leaving ...
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Chickenpox or chicken pox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with vesicular skin rash appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pockmarks, small open sores which heal without scarring for the most part.

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