Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise.
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- noun pathology A common
childhood disease caused by the varicella-zostervirus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unlike many vaccine-preventable diseases, chickenpox is one that most parents know about.
Chickenpox 2010
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However, I think calling people idiots for not vaccinating against chickenpox is a bit ridiculous.
A Perpoxing Question ewe are here 2008
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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.
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Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question August 21, 2009
Chickenpox or no chickenpox, that is the question « Me, Myself and Other Things 2009
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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 2009
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The disease called chickenpox, or varicella, has no relationship to smallpox and does not protect from it, nor does smallpox protect from chickenpox.
Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Anonymous
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The disease called chickenpox, or varicella, has no relationship to smallpox and does not protect from it, nor does smallpox protect from chickenpox.
The Scientific Monthly, October-December 1915 Scientific Monthly 1915
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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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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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