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Using Baidu Index Data to Improve Chickenpox Surveillance in Yunnan, China: Infodemiology Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundChickenpox is an old but easily neglected infectious disease. Although chickenpox is preventable by vaccines, vaccine breakthroughs often occur, and the chickenpox epidemic is on the rise.
Zhaohan Wang, Jun He, Bolin Jin, Lizhi Zhang, Chenyu Han, Meiqi Wang, Hao Wang, Shuqi An, Meifang Zhao, Qing Zhen, Shui Tiejun, Xinyao Zhang   +11 more
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Herpes zoster in an immunocompetent infant with a history of varicella in early infancy and after a minor injury - case report and literature review [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021
Introduction. Chickenpox is a common pediatric disease, while herpes zoster (HZ) is rare among children, especially among infants. HZ in infancy may appear after intrauterine or postnatal infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
Dimić Jovana S., Jegorović Boris
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Identifying optimal vaccination scenarios to reduce varicella zoster virus transmission and reactivation

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is one of the eight known human herpesviruses. Initial VZV infection results in chickenpox, while viral reactivation following a period of latency manifests as shingles.
Kevin M Bakker, Marisa C Eisenberg, Robert J Woods, Micaela E Martinez   +3 more
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Investigation of susceptibility genes for chickenpox disease across multiple continents

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2023
Chickenpox (varicella) is caused by infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a neurotropic alpha herpes virus with a double-stranded DNA genome.
Lalu Muhammad Irham, Wirawan Adikusuma, Lolita Lolita, Anisa Nova Puspitaningrum, Arief Rahman Afief, Made Ary Sarasmita, Haafizah Dania, Sabiah Khairi, Gina Noor Djalilah, Barkah Djaka Purwanto, Rocky Cheung   +10 more
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A Review Article of Chickenpox Management Via Ayurveda

Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, 2023
Chickenpox is a viral infection; this is prompted because of varicella-zoster virus. This virus spreads through air or with the aid of direct contact with the infected person.
Lalita Nivrutti Patole, Apoorwa Kishor Hend   +1 more
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Reassessment of Evidence about Coinfection of Chickenpox and Monkeypox (Mpox) in African Children

Viruses, 2022
In west and central Africa, monkeypox occurs mainly in older children, adolescents and young adults. In two large epidemiology studies of monkeypox outbreaks, the investigators observed a sizable number of coinfections of chickenpox (varicella) and ...
Ola Khallafallah, Charles Grose
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Chickenpox Vaccination: Knowledge and Attitude of Child-Bearing Women of Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2020
 Chickenpox is a common childhood disease which is highly contagious. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in countries where chickenpox is an important public health burden, chickenpox vaccination should be introduced into their routine ...
K.E. Edje, P.Y. Toloyai, J.C. Mordi, T.M.E. Daubry, E.G. Moke, A.I. Omogbiya, E.E. Samson   +6 more
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New realities of chickenpox

Медицинский совет, 2022
Introduction. The causative agent of chickenpox is ubiquitous. In children, especially with a burdened premorbid background, there is a high incidence of severe forms and complications.Aim.
A. M. Zakirova, N. A. Tambova, E. A. Samorodnova, O. M. Lazareva, N. V. Ivanova   +4 more
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Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Background Biological interactions between varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), two diseases caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), continue to be debated including the potential effect on shingles cases following the introduction of
Ellen Rafferty, Wade McDonald, Weicheng Qian, Nathaniel D. Osgood, Alexander Doroshenko   +4 more
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Chickenpox prevention behaviour in the Ras Laffan Industrial City Qatar

South East Asia Nursing Research, 2020
Chickenpox is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, characterized by a characteristic eruption on the skin and can affect people of all ages.
Djuhari Djuhari
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