varicella

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A highly contagious viral disease characterized by an itchy rash of small red spots that develop into fluid-filled blisters; chickenpox.

• The child was diagnosed with varicella and had to stay home from school.
• Varicella is usually mild in children but can be severe in adults.
• The varicella vaccine has significantly reduced cases of chickenpox.
• Epidemiologists tracked the decline in varicella incidence following the introduction of routine childhood immunization programs.
• Public health officials recommend that adults who never contracted varicella consider vaccination to prevent shingles later in life.
• The study compared immune responses to natural varicella infection versus those generated by the attenuated vaccine strain.

Eş anlamlılar: chickenpox