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varicella
(redirected from Varicella Zoster)

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varicella: see chicken pox chicken pox or varicella (vâr'əsĕl`ə), infectious disease usually occurring in childhood.
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chickenpox

 or varicella

Contagious viral disease producing itchy blisters. It usually occurs in epidemics among young children, causes a low fever, and runs a mild course, leaving patients immune. The blisters can scar if scratched. The virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus) can reactivate years later, causing shingles. Zoster immune globulin (ZIG) can prevent chickenpox in children with leukemia or immunodeficiency disorders who are exposed to the virus. A vaccine has also been developed.


varicella [‚varĀ·ə′selĀ·ə]
(medicine)


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An ELISA (Virion/Serion, Wurzburg, Germany) detected IgG antibodies for rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, and coxsackie B virus; however, these results were not indicative of active infection.
Varicella (chickenpox), a common contagious disease of childhood, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV) [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2005].
Viral infections include Herpes, Epstein Barr (EBV), Varicella Zoster and Cytomegalovirus (CMV).
 
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