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What does chicken pox mean?

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Noun
  1. (pathology) A common childhood disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3).
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He said better nutrition could help save the two million babies who die each year from diarrhea and chicken pox.
The commercial shows a series of weeping plush toys with a background voice-over that warns against the perils of chicken pox.
Few people know that chicken pox is an airborne disease which can easily spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
However, while adults are less susceptible to varicella infection, they are more likely to die of chicken pox.
In fact, she had beautiful skin apart from the scattered vesicles caused by the chicken pox.
If you've ever had chicken pox, you may suffer from shingles or herpes zoster.

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