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Chicken Pox (Martin Rotker/Phototake NYC)

Chicken Pox, also called varicella, contagious viral disease that affects mainly children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

Flesh-eating bacteria infection risk

Necrotizing Fasciitis, severe type of bacterial infection of the soft tissues. The bacteria are commonly referred to as flesh-eating bacteria because...

Herpes virus, group of viruses including chicken pox

Herpes virus, group of viruses including chicken pox (John Watney/Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

Herpes (Greek herpein, “to creep”), name applied to several types of skin eruptions characterized by formation of blisters. The term embraces...

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Chicken Pox (Biophoto Associates/Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

- viral disease: a highly infectious viral disease, especially affecting children, characterized by a rash of small itching blisters on the skin and mild fever.

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	Windows Live® Search Results Chickenpox Although it's more common in kids under age 12, anyone can get chickenpox. The good news is that a vaccine can prevent most cases, and those who do get it usually are immune ... Chickenpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The most common late complication of chicken pox is shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus decades after the initial episode of chickenpox. Chicken Pox Chicken pox is a common, usually self-limited, infection caused by the varicella virus. Learn more about the varicella virus, what the chicken pox rash looks like, and how chicken ... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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