varicella
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌværɪˈsɛlə/
- Specialized
- Varicella vaccine is one of the most frequent reasons for vaccine questions to transplantation coordinators and infectious disease physicians.
- varicella-zoster virus
- varicella-zoster
Examples
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Parents should ensure their children are vaccinated against varicella to prevent outbreaks of chickenpox.
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Vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly influenza, varicella, HZ, and invasive pneumococcal infections, continue to cause considerable morbidity and mortality in SOT and HSCT recipients.
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All current guidelines recommend that the child in the household of a transplant recipient should receive the varicella vaccine on schedule.
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The patient was also negative for Borrelia burgdorferi and varicella-zoster virus.
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Most (>90%) adults are already seropositive for varicella and would therefore not be susceptible to household transmission.
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Viral respiratory infections (varicella, influenza, and severe acute respiratory syndrome) can also cause maternal pneumonia (about 5% of cases).
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The current guidelines now include 2 live vaccines: MMR and varicella vaccines for seronegative patients at 24 months post-transplantation who are off immunosuppression and have no GVHD.
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Pretransplantation solid organ transplantation candidates can and should receive live vaccines (such as varicella vaccine and MMR) if they are off immunosuppression and not within 4 weeks of the anticipated date of transplantation.
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Zovirax is used to treat chickenpox (varicella) or shingles (herpes zoster) and to treat or suppress genital herpes infections.
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Chickenpox, also known as varicella, typically begins with a fever followed by an itchy vesicular rash.
Synonyms
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2.0
A contagious illness that causes an itchy red rash and blisters
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2.3
A disease that causes an itchy red rash and blisters often in children
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A virus that causes chickenpox and shingles in people
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word varicella comes from an older word variola, which meant 'smallpox', plus the little ending -ella that means 'small' or 'little'. So varicella literally means 'little pox', which helps explain why it is the milder disease we call 'chickenpox'.