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Do chickenpox start off as little scabs?
No, chickenpox typically starts off as little red bumps that turn to blisters, then sores, then scabs. Scabs are the last phase.
Is chickenpox genetic?
Chickenpox is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease
Are chickenpox a migration?
Chickenpox is a viral infectious disease. It is not a migration.
What is true about chickenpox and mumps?
Chickenpox and mumps are vial infectious diseases that are vaccine preventable.
What are the symptoms of chickenpox and who gets chickenpox the most?
Varicella is another name for chickenpox. There is a vaccine now for chickenpox. Children often got chickenpox when they were very young. This virus remains in the body until the immune system cannot repress it anymore. It then re-activates and forms shingles. About one in three will get shingles. A child who gets the vaccine will not get shingles when he gets older. The symptoms of chickenpox local look a lot like a "chicken pecked" a spot on the skin. These will begin to scab over in a few days. The scabs can be infectious.
How are chickenpox and shingles alike?
Chickenpox and singles are both caused by varicella zoster virus. They both cause skin lesions that are itchy and blistering, and then dry to scabs.
Do people get chickenpox every time?
Chickenpox is highly infectious, but it isn't 100% contagious. 90% of household contacts will be infected.
What are the natures of chickenpox flu HIV measles and mumps?
Chickenpox, flu, HIV, measles, and mumps are all viral infectious diseases.
Is chickenpox a genetic disease?
Chickenpox is not a genetic disease. It's an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus.
What is a chickenpox carrier?
A carrier of chickenpox, like a carrier of any infectious disease, is someone who is infected and can transmit the germ but does not yet have symptoms. A chickenpox carrier is someone who's spreading the virus but does not yet have symptoms.
Can you carry chickenpox if you yourself are not infected?
To "carry" an infectious disease means to be infected without having symptoms; therefore, you can't "carry" chickenpox if you're not infected.
What causes a patient presents with 5 day old blisters rash mostly on the arm face and hands No scabs are present?
Chickenpox
