Varicella
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| Term | Varicella |
| Short definition | Varicella - (pronounced) (VAYR-ih-SEL-uh) highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, blister-like rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus (a type of herpesvirus). The virus is easily transmitted from person to person through contact with mucus, saliva, or fluid from an infected person's bladder, or through droplets released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Varicella - (pronounced) (VAYR-ih-SEL-uh) highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, blister-like rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus (a type of herpesvirus). The virus is easily transmitted from person to person through contact with mucus, saliva, or fluid from an infected person's bladder, or through droplets released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The rash usually appears first on the face, chest, and back, and then spreads to the rest of the body. Other symptoms can include fever, headache, fatigue and loss of appetite. Varicella can sometimes cause serious health problems, especially in infants, teenagers, adults, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems. Widespread use of the chickenpox vaccine since the early 1990's has prevented most cases of chickenpox in the United States. Also called chickenpox
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