varicella

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The virus was initially obtained from a child with naturally-occurring varicella, then introduced into human embryonic lung cell cultures, adapted to and propagated in embryonic guinea pig cell cultures and finally propagated in human diploid cell cultures (WI-38).!!!!!!!

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  1. noun See chickenpox.

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  • There are even cases when parents decide when their children need to contract varicella: they plan the time according to their daily routine and expose their children to someone who already has the disease. —  Emaxhealth
  • The cause of Ramsay Hunt syndrome is varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. —  All MayoClinic.com Topics
  • The chickenpox vaccine, varicella, was first approved for use in the U.S. in 1995 and recent studies have shown that the vaccine has cut the number of illnesses by 90 percent. —  KSL / U.S. / National
  • Immunizations against varicella, measles, Hepatitis B and polio, in addition to four DTP doses, are required for registration. —  www.appeal-democrat.com - News :
  • The proper medical term fro chicken pox is actually varicella, because the name of the virus that causes this children 's disease is called varicella zoster. —  BeanRocket Blog Communities Lastest Posts
 

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  1. New Latin, diminutive of variola, variola; see variola.

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  1. = French varicelle, from New Latin varicella, from vari(ola)+ diminutive -c-ella.
 

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