Chickenpox
"Chickenpox" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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D002644
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.175
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chickenpox" by people in Profiles.
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Lee BR, Feaver SL, Miller CA, Hedberg CW, Ehresmann KR. An elementary school outbreak of varicella attributed to vaccine failure: policy implications. J Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 01; 190(3):477-83.
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Schaffer SJ, Humiston SG, Shone LP, Averhoff FM, Szilagyi PG. Adolescent immunization practices: a national survey of US physicians. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 May; 155(5):566-71.
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Ross LF, Lantos JD. Immunisation against chickenpox. BMJ. 1995 Jan 07; 310(6971):2-3.