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Results 1 - 10 of 51 for chickenpox
  1. Chickenpox 
    Chickenpox is a viral infection in which a person develops very itchy blisters all over the body. ... The illness is rare today because of the chickenpox vaccine .
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001592.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine - what you need to know 
    ... is taken in its entirety from the CDC Chickenpox Vaccine Information Statement (VIS): www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ ... Varicella vaccine can prevent varicella . Varicella , also called " chickenpox ," causes an itchy rash that usually lasts about ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007612.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Chickenpox - lesions on the chest (image) 
    This picture shows chickenpox lesions on the chest. A vaccine for chickenpox has been approved for use in the United States. Chickenpox remains ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1301.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chickenpox (image) 
    Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster, shingles, in adults. Chickenpox is extremely contagious, and can be spread by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19655.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Chickenpox, acute pneumonia - chest x-ray (image) 
    ... throughout the lungs, caused by acute pneumonia following chickenpox. Pneumonia, as a complication of chickenpox, rarely occurs in children, but occurs in about ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2317.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Chickenpox - close-up (image) 
    This is a close-up picture of chickenpox. Early chickenpox lesions consist of small red papules which quickly fill with a yellowish or straw colored fluid to form small blisters (vesicles), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2318.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Chickenpox - lesion on the leg (image) 
    This is a typical chickenpox lesion seen here on the leg. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1302.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Chickenpox (image) 
    Chickenpox, also called varicella, is an acute viral disease. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8990.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Babies and shots 
    ... less active than normal COMMON VACCINES FOR CHILDREN Chickenpox vaccine DTaP immunization (vaccine) Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001967.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Shingles 
    ... viruses. This is the virus that also causes chickenpox . ... After you get chickenpox, your body does not get rid of the virus. Instead, the virus remains in the body but is inactive ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000858.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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