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Chicken Pox. Presentation by: Ryan Jones, David Kayembe, Andy Ding. Definition of Chicken Pox. Common, extremely infectious childhood disease Produces a red, itchy, blistery rash. Also known as varicella . Caused by a virus called varicella-zoster .
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Chicken Pox Presentation by: Ryan Jones, David Kayembe, Andy Ding
Definition of Chicken Pox • Common, extremely infectious childhood disease • Produces a red, itchy, blistery rash. • Also known as varicella. • Caused by a virus called varicella-zoster. • You know you have chicken pox if you feel weak, have itchy rashes or blisters, and have a headache.
Spreading of Chicken Pox • Chicken Pox is spread by touch. • Touching the rashes or blisters of an infected. • Close contact with mucus/saliva of an infected. • Chicken Pox is spread through the air. • Spread by coughing or sneezing.
Who is Most Susceptible to Chicken Pox? • Children (under 12) • People with immune system disorders or poor health • People who have gotten chicken pox before are immune to chicken pox.
Symptoms of Chicken Pox • Rashes • Headaches. • Fever. • Stomachache. • Sore throat.
Treatment for Chickenpox • Treated by “Acyclovir”. • Prevented by vaccination. • Vaccination is where dead/weakened viruses are injected into the bloodstream. • This causes the body to create antibodies for the virus. • After vaccination, you will become immune to the virus.
History of Chicken Pox • Started more than 2,000 years ago in Babylonia. • Identified by a Persian scientist called Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi in 800 AD.
Works Cited • http://www.thechickenpox.com/history-of-chicken-pox.php • http://www.webmd.com/vaccines/tc/chickenpox-varicella-topic-overview • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chickenpox/DS00053 • http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/chickenpox/fact_sheet.htm