Sunday, January 04, 2009

All About Chicken Pox


The Common Viral Infection of Childhood.

Chickenpox or Varicella is caused by a virus called Varicella zoster . It is usually a disease of childhood, but those who have not had it in childhood, can get the disease when they are adults. The severity of the infection will be higher when adults get chickenpox.

A very effective vaccine is available to prevent chickenpox. It is known as Varicella vaccine or varilrix. In most countries, Chickenpox vaccine is routinely given to all children above 1 year of age.

Read all about chickenpox.

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