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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Overview: Chickenpox. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale Medicine - Chickenpox. | Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boston Children's Hospital - What is chickenpox? | May 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Penn Medicine - Chickenpox. | Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Chickenpox. | Oct 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Chickenpox (Varicella). | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| Article restructured and information on prevention added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Chickenpox (varicella). | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Chickenpox in children. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: DermNet - Chickenpox. | May 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Chickenpox. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Chickenpox. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS inform - Chickenpox. | Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Chickenpox. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Chickenpox. | May 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Chickenpox. | Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Overview: Chickenpox. | Nov 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - About Chickenpox. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Society - Varicella. | Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| Added a photo showing skin eruptions on a child with chickenpox. | Dec 17, 2021 | ||
| Article restructured and cross-references added. | May 16, 2017 | ||
| Added an image showing red vesicles on the skin that are characteristic of chickenpox. | May 16, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS Choices - Chickenpox. | Dec 22, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Chickenpox. | Dec 22, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Merck Manuals - Consumer version - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA Today - Health Encyclopedia - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Edith Cowan University - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ministry of Health, New Zealand - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ministry of Health, New Zealand - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: NetDoctor - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Chickenpox. | Apr 05, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Chickenpox. | Nov 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: MedicineNet - Chickenpox (Varicella). | Nov 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMD - Chickenpox (Varicella): Symptoms, Causes, Prevention. | Nov 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Smithsonian American Art Museum - Biography of Edward Hopper. | Sep 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Chickenpox. | Aug 13, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: New York State Department of Health - Chickenpox. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Parents - Chickenpox. | Sep 25, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Kids - Chickenpox. | Aug 25, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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