chicken pox

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chick·en·pox

or chicken pox (chĭk′ən-pŏks′)

An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise. Also called varicella.

[Perhaps in allusion to the mildness of the disease as contrasted with smallpox.]

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chicken pox

A virus infection of the whole body. The rash starts on the back and chest. The disease may cause shingles in adults.

Translations

Varizellen

varicelle

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About the Chicken pox vaccination Professor Shaikh informed that the vaccination requires only two shots and the first vaccination is given at about 1 year of age, and the second is given at 4 years of age.

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BORN in 1954 and the youngest of three, we were frequently off school, if one got chicken pox, we all got it.

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WASHINGTON -- As the number of children vaccinated against varicella has risen, the number of chicken pox cases has proportionally declined.