1. Chickenpox - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_pox

Chickenpox From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Chicken pox Jump to: navigation search "Varicella" redirects here. For the interactive fiction computer game, see Varicella (computer game) For other uses, see Chickenpox (disambiguation) This article needs attention from an expert on the subject . See the talk page for details. WikiProject Medicine or the Medicine Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (March 2008) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (September 2009) Chickenpox Classification and external resources Child with varicella disease ICD B ICD DiseasesDB ... MeSH Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and become itchy, raw pockmarks , which mostly heal without scarring. Chicken pox is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is usually lifelong immunity from further episodes of chickenpox. Chickenpox is rarely fatal, although it is generally more severe in adult males than in adult females or children. Pregnant women and those with a suppressed immune system are at highest risk of serious complications. Chicken pox is now believed to be the cause of one third of stroke cases in children.

2. Chickenpox Factsheet with signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and complications. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/chicken_pox.html

3. Chickenpox It's most common in kids under age 12, but anyone can get chickenpox. The good news is that a vaccine can prevent most cases. http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/chicken_pox.html

4. DoctorNDTV: Health Information On Chicken Pox Chickenpox is a viral illness that generally starts with a fever. There are multiple small, red bumps on the skin that become thinwalled blisters filled with water. http://doctor.ndtv.com/topicdetails/ndtv/tid/191/Chicken_pox.html

5. What Makes Chickenpox Itch? Find out what chickenpox is, why it itches so much, and how oatmeal can help. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/chicken_pox_itch.html

6. Dictionary - MSN Encarta Enter a search term above to find Dictionary definitions or click the Thesaurus tab to find synonyms and antonyms. http://www.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566217/Chicken_Pox.html

7. Home Remedies For Chicken Pox - Treatment & Cure - Natural Remedy For Chicken Po Read about home remedies for chicken pox and chicken pox treatments. Also read how to cure chicken pox naturally with proven home remedies. http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_chicken_pox.htm

8. Chickenpox Chickenpox is a virus that causes red, itchy bumps. Find out more in this article for kids. http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/chicken_pox.html

9. Varicella Vaccine - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Some persons exposed to the virus after vaccine can experience milder cases of chicken pox (and usually then harbor both the attenuated vaccine or oka strain as well as the wild http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_pox_vaccine

Varicella vaccine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Chicken pox vaccine Jump to: navigation search This article's introduction section may not adequately summarize its contents . To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines , please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of the article's key points. (September 2009) Varicella vaccine Vaccine description Target disease Varicella (chickenpox) Type Attenuated virus Identifiers ATC code Therapeutic considerations Pregnancy cat. Legal status P rescription only The varicella vaccine is a live (attenuated) vaccine that protects against the viral disease commonly known as chickenpox Contents Dangers of chickenpox Vaccination worldwide Administration Side effects ... edit Dangers of chickenpox During 2003 and the first half of 2004, the CDC reported eight deaths from varicella, six of whom were children or adolescents. These deaths and hospitalizations have substantially declined in the U.S. due to vaccination, though the rate of shingles infection has increased for the same reason.

10. 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 http://pediatrics.about.com/od/chickenpox/a/chicken_pox.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Health Pediatrics Pediatrics Search Pediatrics By Age Medical Info Parenting ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Pediatrics Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Chicken Pox - A Preventable Childhood Illness By Vincent Iannelli, M.D. , About.com Guide Updated June 14, 2006 About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board See More About: symptoms of chicken pox shingles itchy rashes skin rashes ... chicken pox treatments zSB(3,3) Chicken pox is a highly contagious illness that should become much less a part of childhood as more children are given the Varivax or chicken pox vaccine. Chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus and occurs most commonly in late winter or early spring. Unvaccinated children usually develop symptoms about ten to twenty-one days after being exposed to someone with chicken pox (incubation period). Chicken pox is spread by both direct contact with an infected person and through air borne spread of respiratory secretions. Since infected persons are contagious for 1-2 days before they even develop a rash, your child may have been exposed to someone with chicken pox without knowing. You can also get chicken pox after having direct contact with someone who has shingles or herpes zoster, a reactivation of chicken pox. Symptoms begin with a low grade fever, loss of appetite and decreased activity. About two days later, your child will develop an itchy rash consisting of small red bumps that start on the scalp, face and trunk and then spread to the arms and legs (but may also occur in the mouth and genitalia). The bumps then become blisters with clear and then cloudy fluid, and then become open sores and finally crust over within about twenty four hours, but your child will continue to get new bumps for about four more days.

11. Chicken Pox Chickenpox Vaccination May Not Prevent Infection Fri Jul 30, 117 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) During an outbreak of chickenpox in Minnesota in the fall of 2002, more http://www.vaccinetruth.org/chicken_pox.htm

Chickenpox Vaccination May Not Prevent Infection Fri Jul 30, 1:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During an outbreak of chickenpox in Minnesota in the fall of 2002, more than half the children who became infected had been immunized with the varicella vaccine, according to a new report. Evidently, booster shots may be required to provide stronger protection against chickenpox. Dr. Brian R. Lee, at the Minnesota Department of Health in Minneapolis, and his colleagues investigated the outbreak that involved 55 children among 319 attending an elementary school in northern Minnesota. According to the team's report in the Journal of infectious Diseases, 29 of the affected children had been vaccinated, and 6 had apparently had chickenpox previously which usually prevents another infection. The primary case in the outbreak was a vaccinated 6-year-old boy. The investigators found that 25 percent of vaccinated children came down with chickenpox, as did 56 percent of unvaccinated students; among those with a history of varicella, the infection rate was 6 percent. Lee's group estimates that the effectiveness of the vaccine in warding off infection was 56 percent. However, immunized children did have fewer lesions, less fever, and fewer sick days than their non-immunized kids. The risk of catching chickenpox was more than two-fold higher for those vaccinated 4 or more years before the outbreak, compared with those vaccinated more recently so protection wanes over time.

12. Symptoms Of Chicken Pox Review the symptoms of chicken pox, a viral infection that is becoming less common because most children now receive the chicken pox vaccine. http://pediatrics.about.com/od/symptoms/a/06_chicken_pox.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Health Pediatrics Pediatrics Search Pediatrics By Age Medical Info Parenting ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Pediatrics Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum By Vincent Iannelli, M.D. , About.com Guide Updated July 12, 2006 About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board See More About: chickenpox symptoms chickenpox vaccine skin rashes itchy rashes ... fever zSB(3,3) Chicken pox is a viral infection that is becoming less common because most children now receive the chicken pox vaccine. Children who still get chicken pox typically develop symptoms about 10 to 21 days after being exposed to someone with chicken pox (the incubation period) or shingles (herpes zoster). Symptoms of Chicken Pox Symptoms of chicken pox include that: children sometimes have a prodrome of fever, malaise, headache, lack of appetite, and mild abdominal pain for 1 to 2 days the rash typically appears first on a child's trunk, scalp, and face and consists of small, very itchy , flat red spots, which then turn into raised fluid filled vesicles, often described as looking like a 'dewdrop' that become umbilicated and cloudy and eventually crust over the fever only lasts about 2 to 4 days new 'crops' of the rash on the child's trunk and then arms and legs continue for about 4 days all of the lesions are crusted over about 6 to 7 days after the illness began the crusts then fall off in another 7 days, although it sometimes takes up to 20 days, usually without scarring

13. Chicken Pox, Chicken pox or varicella is the most common disease of childhood that causes a rash. It is caused by the varicellazoster virus (VZV), a herpes virus, and it is a disease seen http://www.massgeneral.org/children/adolescenthealth/articles/aa_chicken_pox.asp

Directions Community Locations Contact Us Make an Appointment ... Giving You are here: Home Adolescent Health > Research Articles Chicken Pox Chicken pox or varicella is the most common disease of childhood that causes a rash. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpes virus, and it is a disease seen worldwide. Because of the classic and unique appearance of the chicken pox rash, it has been known since antiquity. In the United States, approximately ninety percent of chicken pox cases occur in children from ages one to fourteen years. By the late teens, about ninety-five percent of individuals show evidence by the presence of antibodies that they have had the chicken pox. For many years, chicken pox was felt to be a harmless disease of childhood. In fact, there are about 6,500 to 9,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States due to the illness, and about one hundred to two hundred deaths each year from complications due to chicken pox. While the complications and death rate for healthy children are minimal, the illness can be much more severe in adolescents and adults. After the chicken pox illness is over, the VZV establishes permanent latency in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord. It is possible for the virus to reactivate at a later time and cause shingles, a painful skin disorder. Who is likely to develop chicken pox?

14. Chicken Pox Free Encyclopedia Articles At Questia.com Online Library Research Chicken Pox and other related topics by using the free encyclopedia at the Questia.com online library. http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/chicken_pox.jsp

15. Chicken Pox Diphenhydramine Topical . Diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, is used to relieve the itching of insect bites, sunburns, bee stings, poison ivy, poison oak, and minor skin http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Chicken_pox

Kosmix One sec... we're building your guide for Chicken Pox document.k_start_apptier = "Nov 14 05:40:06.692497"; kapp.assignCol($('ads_banner_top'), 'topnav_container'); Chicken Pox Overview Symptoms Treatments Causes ... Alternative Medicine kapp.nav_menu_container = $('refine_nav').down(".navs_container"); kapp.assignCol($('refine_nav'), 'topnav_container'); kapp.assignCol($('uc_kosmixarticles_shadow'), 'right_container'); Doctor-reviewed article from RightHealth and A.D.A.M. Chickenpox Guide Full Article Definition ... References Definition Chickenpox is one of the classic childhood diseases. A child or adult with chickenpox may develop hundreds of itchy, fluid-filled blisters that burst and form crusts. Chickenpox is caused by a virus. The virus that causes chickenpox is varicella-zoster, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster (shingles) in adults. Alternative Names Varicella; Chicken pox Causes, Incidence, And Risk Factors In a typical scenario, a young child is covered in pox and out of school for a week. The first half of the week the child feels miserable from intense itching; the second half from boredom. Since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine, classic chickenpox is much less common. Review Date: 9/13/2009 Definition Chickenpox is one of the classic childhood diseases. A child or adult with chickenpox may develop hundreds of itchy, fluid-filled blisters that burst and form crusts. Chickenpox is caused by a virus.

16. The Chickenpox Vaccine The Chickenpox Vaccine C hickenpox (varicella) is a disease affecting most children in the United States before their 10th birthday. Until recently it could not be prevented, only treated http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/chickenpox.pdf

17. Chickenpox In Children - Keep Kids Healthy A discussion of the common signs and symptoms of chicken pox, treatments, and how to prevent children from getting this common childhood infection. http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/infectionsguide/chickenpox.html

Bookstore Site Map Contact Us Help ... What's New? Search this site: Advanced Search Main Menu Pediatrics Parenting Experts Ask the Pediatrician Index of Topics ... Web Links Online Resources What's New Reviews Growth Charts Online Forums ... Height Calculator Newsletters: Subscribe to get free news, tips and updates. Recommend Us tell a friend about us or email this page to a friend Advertisement Itch Relief Main Common Infections Chickenpox Related Articles Infections Chickenpox Strep Throat Symptoms Internet Links Pediatrics Symptom Checker Ringworm Scabies ... Chicken Pox Books Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness that should become much less a part of childhood as more children are given the Varivax vaccine. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus and occurs most commonly in late winter or early spring . Unvaccinated children usually develop symptoms about ten to twenty-one days after being exposed to someone with chickenpox ( incubation period). Since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine, cases of chickenpox in children have decreased almost 70-90%. The vaccine has also decreased the number of missed school days that children have. Symptoms begin with a low grade fever, loss of appetite and decreased activity. About two days later, your child will develop an

18. Chicken Pox Chicken pox is a common, usually selflimited, infection caused by the varicella virus. Learn more about the varicella virus, what the chicken pox rash looks like, and how http://dermatology.about.com/cs/chickenpox/a/chickenpox.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Health Dermatology Dermatology Search Dermatology Conditions Treatments Skin Care ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Discuss in our Forum Apply now to guide this site Chicken Pox - Varicella Virus Infection From Heather Brannon, MD , former About.com Guide Updated April 26, 2010 About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board See More About: chicken pox treatments shingles viral infections zSB(3,3) Chicken pox is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the varicella virus. The word chickenpox comes from the Old English word "gican" meaning "to itch" or from the Old French word "chiche-pois" for chickpea, a description of the size of the lesion. Who Gets Chicken Pox Chickenpox is a disease of childhood - 90% of cases occur in children aged 14 years and younger. Before widespread vaccination, the incidence of chicken pox in the United States approached the annual birth rate, averaging between 3.1 and 3.8 million cases per year. Chicken pox can occur at any time, but occurs most often in March, April, and May in temperate climates. Varicella Virus The varicella virus is an enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus. It attaches to the wall of the cell it invades, and then enters the cell. The virus uncoats and is transported to the nucleus where the viral DNA replicates creating new virions that are eventually released from the cell to infect other cells.

19. Chicken Pox Chicken Pox Information for Patients Chickenpox is averycontagious disease. The scientific name for chickenpox is varicella (vairih-SELL-a). The early symptoms of chicken pox http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/ChickenPox.pdf

20. 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 http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/chickenpox-varicella-topic-overview

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