chickenpox: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	chicken pox • varicella

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Close-up of skin with numerous red, raised spots and blisters characteristic of a chickenpox rash.

A child's bare back covered with numerous red, raised spots and blisters caused by chickenpox.

A chart showing the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended immunization schedule for children from birth to 6 years, listing vaccines and timing for each dose across a timeline, with color-coded markers for standard and high-risk recommendations.

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Topics

varicella zoster virus MMRV vaccine notifiable disease herpes zoster childhood disease and disorder exanthematous viral infection pox disease viral disease AIDS polio influenza smallpox bird flu hepatitis yellow fever measles chikungunya fever dengue

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