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Bookmark or Share- Chickenpox: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & PreventionChickenpox, also called varicella-zoster, produces a red rash that blisters, then scabs over. It’s very contagious and spreads through bodily fluids and bodily contact. You can prevent chickenpox with a vaccine.
- Chickenpox - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicChickenpox is an illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It brings on an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters. Chickenpox spreads very easily to people who haven't had the disease or haven't gotten the chickenpox vaccine.
- Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox) - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfChickenpox or varicella is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The virus is responsible for chickenpox (usually primary infection in non-immune hosts) and herpes zoster or shingles (following reactivation of latent infection).
- Varicella Vaccine Recommendations | Chickenpox (Varicella) - CDCCDC recommends 2 doses of varicella vaccine for children, adolescents, and adults who do not have evidence of immunity. ACIP recommends people with no evidence of immunity should get varicella vaccine if they are exposed to varicella or herpes zoster.
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV): Infection & Diseases - Cleveland ClinicVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) is a type of herpes virus that causes chickenpox, shingles and other infections. The virus stays in your body and can reactivate years later. VZV infections can cause a painful or itchy rash, fever and other symptoms, depending on where you’re infected.
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