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Chicken Pox!. By: J amya Houston-Scott, Sereene Bedwan , and Drew Oppong. History of chicken pox!. Discovered by Giovanni Filppo during the 1500’s in Italy. A physician, Richard Morton gave the name chicken pox. Richard Morton thought chicken pox was mild form of smallpox
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Chicken Pox! By: Jamya Houston-Scott, SereeneBedwan, and Drew Oppong
History of chicken pox! • Discovered by Giovanni Filppo during the 1500’s in Italy. • A physician, Richard Morton gave the name chicken pox. • Richard Morton thought chicken pox was mild form of smallpox • William Heberden was the first to prove chicken and small pox were different.
Defining Disease! • Chicken pox is a virus • You know you have it when fever, soar throat, red blisters. • The disease has been around since the 1500’s.
How does it spread? • In the air,when cough and sneeze, direct touch. • Also you can get it by saliva and mucus.
Likely to get the disease? • Kids are likely to get this disease. • Under the age of 15 is more likely. • Bys and girls are equally likely to get it but depends on environment.
Men,women,kids,adults? • this type of disease can be for boys and girls • If you are less than 15 years of age you are more likely to get it. • You can get it by direct touch or type of environment. • Yet, all people are suitable to get this disease.
Treatment • Acyclovir is approved for treatment of chickenpox • Although tends to not be necessary because it occurs in healthy people who are risk to moderate to severe varicella. • Varicella is considered for older people • You have to consult with your doctor before taking it
Current Research • In study appearing Thursday in the new England journal of medicine doctors already know vaccine reduces the number of cases. • Yet the protection does not last long.
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Pictures! This picture is of a young boy who has chicken pox.
This picture is of a little girl sneezing which is how you spread the germs for chicken pox
The diagram of how the chicken pox attaches to your cell Diagram of how it works