Varicella

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Although varicella isfrequently perceived as a disease that does not cause serious illness, especially among healthy children, many health care providers are not aware that 11,000 hospitalizations and 100 deaths occurred every year in the United States before varicella vaccine became available.
The complication rate for immunocompromised adults who contract varicella is likely to be substantially greater than for normal adults.
Public health impact Varicella is a highly communicable viral disease with worldwide distribution.
Varicella is transmitted from person to person by: direct contact, droplet or aerosol from vesicular fluid of skin lesions Secretion from the respiratory tract.
What are the possible consequences of varicella infection? Varicella is usually a mild disease of short duration in healthy children.

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