Look up: Chickenpox

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   chickenpox
   [n] - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus
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   chickenpox
   Chickenpox or varicella is a mild, highly contagious disease characterised by fever and itchy blisters all over the body. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is very common in children but can affect people of all ages.
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   Chickenpox
   a contagious disease that causes a rash and a fever; most commonly occurs during childhood
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   Chickenpox
   Chickenpox: A highly infectious viral disease also known medically as varicella -- in many countries, this disease is always called 'varicella' -- that causes a blister-like rash, itching, fatigue and fever. The rash crops up first on the face and trunk and can spread over the entire body resulting in 250 to 500 itchy blisters.
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   chickenpox
   <virology> A common highly infectious and contagious childhood viral infection that results in a generalised blistery red rash. ... The name was meant to distinguish this weak form of the pox from smallpox (chicken being used, as in chickenhearted, to mean weak or timid). ... Starts as an eruption of red papules (bumps) which become vesicles (b ...
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   chickenpox
   varicella noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
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   Chickenpox
   `Chickenpox` is a disease caused by for `Varicella zoster`. Historically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught by and survived by almost every child, a non-permanent varicella vaccine has been available and used since 1995 to inoculate against the disease. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3), one of the eight herpes viruses known to affect humans. It starts with conjuncti...
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   chickenpox
   (chik´әn-poks) an acute, highly contagious, viral disease characterized by a blistering maculopapular skin eruption with mild constitutional symptoms. It is a common childhood disease and is rarely severe, but in infants and some adults there may be more severe symptoms; in immunocompromised patients it can ...
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   chickenpox
   contagious viral disease characterized by an eruption of vesicles (small blisters) on the skin. The disease usually occurs in epidemics, and the ... [8 related articles]
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    chickenpox
    Syn: varicella
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    chickenpox
    Also called varicella, a viral disease due to Varicella zoster, affecting mainly children, usually in epidemics. It is contracted from other cases or from cases of shingles and is contagious. It causes malaise, fever, and characteristic vesicular rash – ma only on the trunk and face – wh...
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    Chickenpox
    An acute contagious disease that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Although the disease is most commonly seen in children, individuals of any age can become infected. Pregnant women should be partiuclarly cautious not to become infected because of the potenital effects on the developing fetus. Common effects that may be seen in the fetus/...
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