Conditions

Chickenpox

Viral Disease

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Medicine Atlas. "Chickenpox." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/chickenpox.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Chickenpox. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/chickenpox

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@misc{medicineatlas-chickenpox,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Chickenpox},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/chickenpox},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), a member of the herpesvirus family.

Facts

Condition Class

infectious, viral, acute 1

Causative Agent

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) 1

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Shingles

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1. Chickenpox (Wikipedia)

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Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), a member of the herpesvirus family.

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Specialty: infectious, viral, acute

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1. Chickenpox (Wikipedia)

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Causative agent: Varicella zoster virus

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