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Chickenpox is a virus that is considered a disease unto itself. The problems that are commonly associated with it are skin infections from the rash that leaves the skin vulnerable to bacteria like stapholococcus. A person with chicken pox can also get meningitis, encephalitis, kidney, liver and lung problems from the virus.
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Can chickenpox vaccine cause shingles?
Chickenpox vaccine does not cause shingles directly, but the virus, like naturally-caught virus, stays in the spinal cord and may be reactivated later to cause herpes. The chances are lower with chickenpox vaccine than with chickenpox disease.
Is chickenpox autoimmune?
Chickenpox is not an autoimmune disease. Chickenpox is a viral communicable disease.
What disease does the chickenpox vaccine cause?
It doesn't cause any disease. It protects against the chicken pox (varicella-zoster) virus.
Is chickenpox genetic?
Chickenpox is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease
Is chickenpox a genetic disease?
Chickenpox is not a genetic disease. It's an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus.
Are chickenpox a migration?
Chickenpox is a viral infectious disease. It is not a migration.
What are some illnesses with similar symptoms to Impetigo?
Shingles is a viral disease related to chickenpox. It results from reactivation of the lifelong infection with the chickenpox virus. Chickenpox can cause myocarditis as a complication. There can be secondary bacterial infection of the skin. Rarely there can be viral encephalitis.
What is a childhood disease?
Chickenpox
Can chickenpox cause the immune system to progressively fail?
No, progressive failure of the immune system is not an effect of chickenpox. HIV infection is one communicable disease that causes progressive failure of the immune system.
Which of these is a viral disease that can later mutate to cause shingles?
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the virus responsible for causing chickenpox initially. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the body and can later reactivate to cause shingles.
How would you develop natural active immunity to chickenpox?
Natural active immunity to chickenpox is developed by being infected with chickenpox disease.
What plant cures chickenpox?
There is no known cure for chickenpox. A vaccine was invented in 1974 to prevent chickenpox, and medications were invented in the late 20th century to treat chickenpox and other viruses in the herpesvirus family. However, chickenpox is a virus that remains in your body for life and can cause shingles later. There is no viral "cure" that eliminates the virus, although your immune system clears chickenpox disease within one or two weeks.
