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Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise. Also called varicella.
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Etymologies
- Perhaps in allusion to the mildness of the disease as contrasted with smallpox.
Examples
“Unlike many vaccine-preventable diseases, chickenpox is one that most parents know about.”
“However, I think calling people idiots for not vaccinating against chickenpox is a bit ridiculous.”
“My son didn’t have chickenpox, he had a rash, but the fear of chickenpox is so strongly ingrained in some people that they freak out if they see the slightest sign of spots in a child.”
“Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question August 21, 2009”
Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question « Me, Myself and Other Things
“Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question « Me, Myself and Other Things”
Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question « Me, Myself and Other Things
“The disease called chickenpox, or varicella, has no relationship to smallpox and does not protect from it, nor does smallpox protect from chickenpox.”
“Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds times more at risk for contracting varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, than those who are immunized students 'grow up too quickly' as a result and want to stop studying, according to”
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“Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds times more at risk for contracting varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, than those who are immunized”
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“Infectious disease specialists - These are physicians who specialize in the treatment of infectious illnesses, such as chickenpox and cytomegalovirus (CMV).”
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