Chickenpox Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chickenpox Symptoms
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:
- In healthy children one or two days of fever and sore throat may occur.1
- Symptoms may appear 10-21 days after exposer to the virus.2
- The most common symptom of chickenpox is a red itchy rash.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: Symptoms Chickenpox Symptoms
- ↑ MedicineNet: What are the Signs and Symptoms of Chickenpox?
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Chickenpox-Symptoms
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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: Symptoms of Chickenpox, Chicken Pox Symptoms, Symptoms of Chicken Pox
- Last update: Nov. 24, 2008
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