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chickenpox, lesions on the chest, lesion on the leg, acute pneumonia, chest x-ray, close-up, varicella, chickenpox, classic childhood disease, the most contagious, child, adult, develop hundreds of itchy, fluid-filled blisters, blisters that burst, form crusts, a virus, virus that causes, chickenpox is varicella-zoster, a member, the herpesvirus family, same virus also causes, herpes zoster, shingles, in adults, typical scenario, a young child is covered in pox, out of school, week, first half, the week the child feels miserable from intense itching, second half from boredom, the introduction, the chickenpox vaccine, classic chickenpox is much less common, chickenpox is extremely contagious, spread by direct contact, droplet transmission, airborne transmission, mild illness, vaccine contagious, someone becomes infected, pox, appear 10 to 21 days later, people, become contagious 1 to 2 days before breaking out, pox, remain contagious uncrusted blisters, once catch, virus, remains in body, lifetime, kept in check by the immune system, 1 in 10 adults, experience shingles, the virus re-emerges, a period of stress, most cases of chickenpox occur in children younger than ten, disease, serious complications sometimes occur, adults, older children, get sicker than younger children, children under one year of age whose mothers have had chickenpox, not very likely to catch it, have mild cases, they retain partial immunity from mothers' blood, children under one year of age whose mothers have not had chickenpox, whose inborn immunity has already waned, get severe chickenpox, pox, worse in children, skin problems, eczema, a recent sunburn, complications, more common in those who, immunocompromised, illness, medicines, chemotherapy, the worst cases of chickenpox have been seen in children, taken steroids, asthma, incubation period, they have any symptoms, most children, chickenpox act sick, vague symptoms, fever, headache, tummy ache, loss of appetite, two, breaking out, in the classic pox rash, symptoms last 2 to 4 days after breaking out, average child develops 250 to 500 small, itchy, fluid-filled blisters over red spots on the skin, "dew drops on a rose petal", blisters often appear first on the face, trunk, scalp, spread, after a day, two, blisters, become cloudy, scab, mean, new crops of blisters spring up in groups, pox often appear, in the mouth, vagina, on the eyelids, children, skin problems eczema, get more than 1,500 pox, most pox, not leave scars, become contaminated, bacteria from scratching, children, had the vaccine, still develop a mild case of chickenpox, recover much quicker, few pox, not follow the classic descriptions, diagnosed, classic rash, child's medical history, blood tests, the pox themselves, confirm the diagnosis, any question, enough to keep children comfortable own bodies fight the illness, oatmeal baths in lukewarm water provide a crusty, comforting coating on the skin, an oral antihistamine, to ease the itching, topical lotions calamine, trim the fingernails short to reduce secondary infections, scarring, safe antiviral medicines have been developed, to be effective, must be started, the first 24 hours, the rash, most otherwise healthy children, benefits of these medicines, not outweigh the costs, skin conditions, eczema, recent sunburn, lung conditions, asthma, taken steroids, antiviral medicines very important, same is true, adolescents, children who must take aspirin on an ongoing basis, doctors also give antiviral medicines to people, in the same household who subsequently come down, increased exposure, would, experience a more severe case of chickenpox, not use aspirin, someone who, have chickenpox, excellent in uncomplicated cases, encephalitis, pneumonia, invasive bacterial infections, serious, rare, complications of chickenpox, women who acquire chickenpox, pregnancy, at risk, congenital infection, the fetus, newborns, at risk, severe infection, exposed, mothers, not immune, a secondary infection, the blisters, encephalitis, serious, rare complication, reye's syndrome, pneumonia, myocarditis, transient arthritis, complications of chickenpox, cerebellar ataxia, appear, recovery phase, characterized by a very unsteady walk, think that child has chickenpox, child is over 12 months of age, has not been vaccinated against chickenpox, chickenpox is airborne, very contagious, the rash appears, difficult to avoid, to catch chickenpox from someone on a different aisle, in the supermarket, who doesn't know they have chickenpox, a chickenpox vaccine is part, the routine immunization schedule, 100% effective against moderate, severe illness, 85-90% effective against mild chickenpox, parents often express concern that the immunity, vaccine might not last, chickenpox vaccine, though, the only routine vaccine, does not, require a booster, think child might be at high risk, complications, might have been exposed, immediate preventive measures important, centers, disease control 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