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Chickenpox Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... The best-known sign of chickenpox is a red, itchy rash that breaks out on the face, scalp, chest and back, but it can spread across the entire body, even into the throat, eye and vagina. The chickenpo...

Risk factors
... Chickenpox is highly contagious to people not immune to it and spreads quickly in child-care facilities, schools and within families. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the rash or by dro...

Chickenpox Prevention

Prevention
... The chickenpox (varicella) vaccine is the best way to prevent chickenpox. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that the vaccine provides complete protection from ...

Chickenpox Treatment

Complications
... Chickenpox is normally a mild disease. But it can be serious and can lead to complications, especially in these high-risk groups: Newborns and infants Teenagers Adults Pregnant women People whose immu...

Treatment
... In otherwise healthy children, chickenpox typically requires no medical treatment. Your doctor may prescribe an antihistamine to relieve itching. But for the most part, the disease is allowed to run i...

Chickenpox Other

Chickenpox
... What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is a common illness caused by a virus (germ) called varicella zoster. People often get the virus as young children. A child with chickenpox can easily give the virus to ...

Shingles Information Page
... Shingles (herpes zoster) are an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox - the varicella-zoster virus. Early signs of shingles include burning ...