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Meanings of chickenpox in English

Portuguese
catapora
Catalan
varicel·la

An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body.

catapora
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Examples for "varicella"
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The patient was subsequently hospitalized twice for treatment of cutaneous varicella infection.
Pubmed
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In the UK, varicella is not on the list of vaccines for children.
The Guardian
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None of the included patients had been previously immunized for varicella.
Pubmed
4
Shingles is caused by varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox.
Reuters
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Thus, two vaccines are used: one to prevent varicella and one to prevent zoster.
Pubmed
Usage of chickenpox in English
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During pregnancy, chickenpox can spell disaster for the unborn or neonatal infant.
The Guardian
2
US health officials said vaccinating was far safer than getting chickenpox.
Radio NZ
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Get excited by your child being infected with the chickenpox virus.
News.com.au
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It's legacy of a bad bout of chickenpox when I was around five.
The Irish Times
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But I will point out two things again: Fake funeral and fake chickenpox.
News.com.au
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Perhaps not as important, but worth noting nonetheless, chickenpox represents a hefty economic burden.
The Guardian
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Three-year-old Isabel Maude had a fairly robust case of chickenpox.
Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
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The United States has been vaccinating against chickenpox, also known as varicella, since 1995.
Reuters
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The same, however, is true of the common diseases of scarlatina, measles and chickenpox.
The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
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After all, chickenpox was an expected childhood rite of passage.
Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
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She's alone Sam faked another funeral caught fake chickenpox again.
News.com.au
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The young used to get chickenpox and other infections which had a known cure procedure.
The Irish Times
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It's time to think about another possible chickenpox complication.
The Irish Times
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Shingles is an infection in a nerve caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
The Irish Times
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The varicella vaccine can prevent both chickenpox and shingles, a later complication of the disease.
The Guardian
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It was a house for Christmases and summers, for school holidays, rocking horses and chickenpox.
Small wars: a novel
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