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	Chickenpox
		Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, a member of the herpesvirus family.
		Chickenpox is transmitted to others by direct person-to-person contact, by droplet or airborne spread of discharges from an infected person's nose and throat or indirectly through articles freshly soiled by discharges from the infected person's lesions.
		Yes, a chickenpox vaccine was licensed in the U.S. in 1995 and is recommended for children 12 to 18 months of age and older children who have not had chickenpox.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/954987746.html (623 words)

	Chickenpox (varicella zoster) : Bureau of Communicable Disease : NYC DOHMH
		Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella virus, a member of the herpes virus family.
		Chickenpox is transmitted to others by direct person-to-person contact, by droplet or airborne spread of discharges from an infected person's nose and throat, or indirectly through articles freshly soiled by discharges from an infected person's lesions.
		However, because chickenpox tends to be mild in healthy children, most physicians do not feel that it is necessary to prescribe acyclovir.
	www.ci.nyc.ny.us /html/doh/html/cd/cdchic.shtml (567 words)

	Chickenpox Facts
		Chickenpox is a very contagious disease that causes an itchy outbreak of skin blisters.
		Chickenpox is so contagious in its early stages that an exposed person who has not had chickenpox has a 70% to 80% chance of getting the disease.
		Chickenpox typically produces a mild fever and an itchy outbreak of blisters on the scalp, face, and torso.
	www.astdhpphe.org /infect/chicken.html (726 words)

	Chickenpox - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Chickenpox, also spelled chicken pox, is the common name for Varicella simplex, classically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught and survived by most children.
		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.
		Chickenpox is rarely fatal (usually from varicella pneumonia), with pregnant women and those with depressed immune systems being more at risk.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /c/chickenpox/intro.htm (1004 words)

	CHICKENPOX VACCINE
		Another fact indicating that chickenpox is not the benign disease it's reputed to be is that around 1 in 80,000 healthy children who get chickenpox die as a result of the disease.
		Some parents concerned about the safety of the chickenpox vaccine throw "chickenpox parties" to purposely expose their children to chickenpox as toddlers, since it is much less serious at a younger age than in older children and adults.
		It is recommended that chickenpox- susceptible persons living in the same house with a pregnant woman or person with a depressed immune system get the chickenpox vaccine to protect the pregnant woman or the immuno compromised person from the disease.
	www.askdrsears.com /html/8/t080900.asp (1931 words)

	Home \| aHealthyme.com
		Chickenpox (also called varicella) is a common and extremely infectious childhood disease that also affects adults on occasion.
		Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (a member of the herpes virus family), which is spread through the air or by direct contact with an infected person.
		Chickenpox has been a typical part of growing up for most children in the industrialized world (although this may change if the new varicella vaccine becomes more widely accepted).
	www.ahealthyme.com /article/gale/100084331 (2428 words)

	Discovery Health :: Chickenpox During Pregnancy
		Chickenpox is spread by respiratory droplets in the air and also by direct contact with the rash of an infected individual.
		Chickenpox can be transmitted by an infected person one to two days before a rash develops, and that person will remain contagious until the rash stops spreading and is covered by dry scabs (generally five days after its onset).
		If the mother develops her chickenpox rash between 6 and 21 days before delivery, her baby's case is likely to be mild and require no treatment.
	health.discovery.com /centers/pregnancy/americanbaby/chickenpox.html (449 words)

	Chickenpox (varicella zoster)
		Chickenpox is a highly communicable disease caused by the varicella virus, a member of the herpes virus family.
		Chickenpox is transmitted to others by direct person to person contact, by droplet or airborne spread of discharges from an infected person's nose and throat or indirectly by contact with articles freshly soiled by discharges from the infected person's lesions.
		A person is most able to transmit chickenpox from one to two days before the onset of rash until all lesions have crusted.
	www.health.state.ny.us /diseases/communicable/chickenpox/fact_sheet.htm (639 words)

	eMedicine - Chickenpox : Article by Anthony J Papadopoulos, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chickenpox in adults and adolescents may be preceded by a prodrome of nausea, myalgia, anorexia, and headache.
		Chickenpox is clinically characterized by the presence of active and healing lesions, in all stages of development, within affected locations.
		Maternal chickenpox infection in early to mid-pregnancy is estimated to have a 1-2% risk of causing the congenital varicella syndrome, which is characterized by limb hypoplasia, muscular atrophy, skin scarring, cortical atrophy, microcephaly, cataract formation, and rudimentary digits.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/topic74.htm (3829 words)

	NJDHSS, Communicable Disease Service: Chickenpox
		Chickenpox is an illness caused by infection with the varicella-zoster (Chickenpox) virus.
		Chickenpox is spread from person-to-person through direct contact with the skin rash (vesicles or blisters and secretions), or through the air by inhaling respiratory droplets.
		Chickenpox can be prevented by vaccinating susceptible children (those who have never had Chickenpox) with the Chickenpox vaccine.
	www.state.nj.us /health/cd/f_chicken.htm (669 words)

	Chickenpox
		Chickenpox causes a red, itchy rash on the skin that usually appears first on the abdomen or back and face, and then spreads to almost everywhere else on the body, including the scalp, mouth, nose, ears, and genitals.
		Chickenpox blisters are usually less than a quarter of an inch wide, have a reddish base, and appear in bouts over 2 to 4 days.
		If a pregnant woman who hasn't had chickenpox in the past contracts it (especially in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy), the fetus is at risk for birth defects and she is at risk for more health complications than if she'd been infected when she wasn't pregnant.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/skin/chicken_pox.html (1440 words)

	Chickenpox: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious infection with the varicella-zoster virus that produces a characteristic itchy rash, consisting of small, raised, blistered or crusted spots.
		Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease of childhood.
		Chickenpox is fatal in up to 15% of people with an impaired immune system.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273c.html (833 words)

	Chickenpox and Shingles
		Chickenpox and shingles are two diseases caused by the same virus, varicella.
		Chickenpox can be treated with immune globulin, which provides passive immunity, and with acyclovir, which slows down or stops reproduction of the virus.
		As chickenpox vaccination becomes more commonplace, and as more states require chickenpox vaccination for school entry, it may be possible to eliminate chickenpox as we have eliminated smallpox and may soon eliminate polio -- but eliminating chickenpox won't happen without universal vaccination.
	www.drreddy.com /shots/cpox.html (784 words)

	Chickenpox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella that usually starts with a fever.
		If you suspect your child has chickenpox and are making an appointment to be seen in the office, please alert the staff on the phone so they may make arrangements for your child to be seen without exposing other children in the office.
		Purplish spots on the skin may indicate a hemorrhagic or bleeding form of chickenpox and the doctor should be contacted immediately or taken to the emergency room.
	callyourped.com /chickenpox.html (690 words)

	chickenpox
		Chickenpox, or varicella, is one of those childhood viral diseases that we used to hope everybody would catch in childhood (before we had the vaccine).
		Treatment of chickenpox is basically symptom relief and the prevention of infection of the lesions.
		If you personally think you have never had chickenpox, you´d better get on down to your doctor, get tested for immunity (many people are immune who swear they never had varicella) and if you're susceptible, get the shot.
	www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/C/chickenpox.html (586 words)

	Chickenpox - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
		Chickenpox most commonly occurs in children between the ages of five and nine, but in the U.S., chickenpox is most common in children between the ages of one and four.
		Chickenpox is contagious for one to two days before the appearance of the rash and until the blisters have dried and become scabs.
		Chickenpox is usually diagnosed based on a complete medical history and physical examination of your child.
	www.chop.edu /consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-8294 (654 words)

	Chickenpox definition - Healthy Kids and Pediatrics - health and medical information produced by doctors
		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.
		Chickenpox is responsible for more deaths than measles (rubeola), mumps, whooping cough (pertussis) and H. flu (Haemophilus influenzae type B) meningitis combined.
		The rationale for childhood chickenpox vaccination is not just to protect the children but also to protect everyone with whom they come in contact, including adults (who can die from the chickenpox) and pregnant women (so that the unborn baby does not get chickenpox).
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2702 (664 words)

	Medinfo: Chickenpox
		Chickenpox is an infection with a blistering rash, which is caused by the Varicella virus.
		Chickenpox usually affects children and starts with a slightly raised temperature, and feeling under the weather, along with the development of red spots, mainly on the body and face.
		People with chickenpox or shingles should stay away from others who have not had chickenpox until their rashes have dried up.
	www.medinfo.co.uk /conditions/chickenpox.html (678 words)

	NIP: Diseases/Varicella/general FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chickenpox is an infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus which results in a blister-like rash, itching, tiredness and fever.
		Chickenpox is highly infectious and spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person’s coughing or sneezing.
		From 1990 to 1994, before there was a vaccine available, there were about 50 chickenpox deaths in children and 50 chickenpox deaths in adults every year; most of these persons were healthy or did not have a medical illness (such as cancer) that placed them at higher risk of getting severe chickenpox.
	www.cdc.gov /nip/diseases/varicella/faqs-gen-disease.htm (586 words)

	Information about chickenpox
		Chickenpox is a rash illness caused by a virus.
		If a person who has never had chickenpox inhales these particles, the virus enters the lungs and is carried through the blood to the skin where it causes the typical rash of chickenpox.
		Chickenpox can cause serious problems during pregnancy, especially when infection occurs early in the pregnancy or at the time of delivery.
	www.mamashealth.com /chicken.asp (397 words)

	Chickenpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A soundly-based conjecture being carefully assessed in countries with low prevalence of chickenpox due to immunisation, low birth rates, and increased separation is that immunity has been reinforced by subclinical challenges and this is now less common.
		Chickenpox infection tends to be milder the younger a child is and symptomatic treatment for itch (e.g.
		Catching wild chickenpox as a child has been thought to commonly result in lifelong immunity, indeed parents have deliberately ensured this in the past with "pox parties" (and similarly for some other diseases such as rubella.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chickenpox (2531 words)

	Chickenpox (varicella)
		Chickenpox is a very contagious viral infection that usually runs its course without any problems in childhood.
		Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness that is common in children.
		In attacks of chickenpox where the itching is so serious that the child's sleep is totally disturbed, antihistamine medicines with a heavily sedative effect can be used.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/chickenpox.htm (613 words)

	Chickenpox
		Chickenpox is highly contagious to people not immune to it and spreads quickly within child care facilities, schools and families.
		Chickenpox may also lead to pneumonia or an inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), both of which can be very serious.
		Chickenpox early on in pregnancy can result in a variety of problems in a newborn, including low birth weight and birth defects, such as limb abnormalities.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00053.html (1695 words)

	Chickenpox (Varicella) -- Topic Overview
		Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash.
		Chickenpox usually is more severe and more likely to cause complications in pregnant women, newborns, people aged 15 and older, and people who have immune system problems.
		Once you have chickenpox, you are considered immune; you will not have a serious infection again, but you may have a mild infection (called a breakthrough infection).
	www.webmd.com /hw/chicken_pox/hw208310.asp (412 words)

	Chickenpox (Varicella) - Healthy Kids and Pediatrics - health and medical information produced by doctors
		Chickenpox is a common childhood disease caused by a virus.
		It is easily passed between members of families and school classmates through airborne particles, droplets in exhaled air and fluid from the blisters or sores.
		Chickenpox is characterized by 1 to 2 days of mild fever up to 102 degrees F, general weakness, and a rash, often the first sign of the disease.
	www.medicinenet.com /chickenpox_varicella/article.htm (415 words)

	Chickenpox - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a member of the herpesvirus family.
		Most children with chickenpox act sick with vague symptoms, such as a fever, headache, tummy ache, or loss of appetite, for a day or two before (and 2-4 days after) breaking out in the classic pox rash.
		Chickenpox is usually diagnosed from the history and the classic rash.
	www.drgreene.com /21_1045.html (1095 words)

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