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If Your Child Get Chickenpox

Chickenpox is a very common childhood infection. It is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster (said like VAH-ri-sell-ah ZAW-ster). The infection is usually mild in children. But newborn babies and adults can become very sick if they get chickenpox. Most people contract chickenpox by age 15, the majority between ages 5 and 9, but all [...]

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Fri, May 15 2009 » Infections » No Comments