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Chickenpox

Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Most cases are in children under age 15, but older children and adults can get it. It spreads very easily from one person to another.

The classic symptom of chickenpox is an uncomfortable, itchy rash. The rash turns into fluid-filled blisters and eventually into scabs. It usually shows up on the face, chest, and back and then spreads to the rest of the body. Other symptoms include:

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  1. Chickenpox (National Library of Medicine)  
    Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Most cases are in children under age ... one person to another. The classic symptom of chickenpox is an uncomfortable, itchy rash. The rash turns ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chickenpox.html - Health Topics
  2. Shingles (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... VZV). This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have chickenpox, the virus stays in your body. It may ... shingles from someone else. But you can catch chickenpox from someone with shingles if you have direct ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/shingles.html - Health Topics
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
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