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Why did the chickenpox get called that?

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Do microbes cause chickenpox?

A virus called varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox.


Is the chickenpox vaccine called VAR?

Yes, the name chickenpox was actually called varicella but they changed it after they found out what it originally came to be and how it works.


If the chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus why is the virus called varicella zoster when it's associated with chickenpox and herpes zoster when it's associated wit?

The virus is called varicella zoster virus regardless of whether it is causing chickenpox or shingles. The scientific name of shingles disease is herpes zoster, and the scientific name of chickenpox disease is varicella.


What is a milder version of chickenpox called?

There is no special medical term for a mild case of chickenpox. Shingles is the term for a recurrence of chickenpox that is usually covering a small area of the body; however, the symptoms may be different and, in some ways, more severe. Shingles isn't considered a milder version of chickenpox.


What is chickenpox RNA?

There is no chickenpox RNA; chickenpox is a DNA virus.


Can you test positive if you had chickenpox vaccine but never had chickenpox?

A person with a history of chickenpox or history of chickenpox vaccine will typically have a positive antibody test for chickenpox.


Can you transmit chickenpox to someone else when you have been in contact with someone with chickenpox?

You can only transmit chickenpox to someone if you have the chickenpox yourself.Once you had chicken pox you can not get it again-that is what is believed by doctors and scientists. You should be vaccinated for it because if you were not and did not have it when you were young you can get it when you are elderly but it is worse and called "shingles."


Is chickenpox vaccine useful?

Chickenpox vaccine is useful. It reduces the risk of chickenpox, of complications, hospitalizations, and deaths from chickenpox, and of shingles.


Is chickenpox autoimmune?

Chickenpox is not an autoimmune disease. Chickenpox is a viral communicable disease.


How do you say chickenpox in Nepali?

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Can you get chickenpox vaccine if you already had chickenpox?

Yes, you can give chickenpox vaccine in the same area as other vaccines.


How are chickenpox and a cold similar?

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