Chickenpox Medication WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chickenpox Medication
Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It generally begins with conjunctival and catarrhal symptoms and then characteristic spots appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pockmarks, small open sores which heal mostly without scarring. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Acyclovir is one of the most commonly used medications for chickenpox.1
- Antiviral medications can stop the growth of the chickenpox virus.2
- Most of the treatment of chickenpox is relieving the itch.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedTV: Chickenpox Medication
- ↑ Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Antiviral Medications for Chickenpox
- ↑ Aetna InteliHealth: Chickenpox (Varicella) Treatments
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Medications for Chickenpox, Medication for Chickenpox, Chicken Pox Medication, Chickenpox Medications
- Last update: Nov. 24, 2008
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