varicela

Also known as chicken pox infection, varicella, chicken pox

enfermedad infecciosa viral

AI overview

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infection caused by a virus that produces an itchy rash of small blisters, typically starting on the chest and face, along with fever and fatigue that usually last about a week. While the disease is typically mild, it can occasionally lead to serious complications like pneumonia or brain inflammation, and tends to be more severe in adults.

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Chickenpox
Medical condition (new).synonyms: varicella
Medical condition (new).image: Varicela Aranzales.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: A patient presenting with the characteristic blisters of chickenpox
Medical condition (new).field: Infectious disease
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Small, itchy blisters, headache, loss of appetite, tiredness, fever
Medical condition (new).onset: 10–21 days after exposure
Medical condition (new).duration: 5–10 days
Medical condition (new).causes: Varicella zoster virus
Medical condition (new).prevention: Varicella vaccine
Medical condition (new).medication: Calamine lotion, paracetamol (acetaminophen), aciclovir
Medical condition (new).deaths: 6,400 per year (with shingles)

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: symptom or sign
Image: Child with chickenpox.jpg

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Commons category: Chickenpox
topic's main category: Category:Chickenpox
health specialty: pediatrics
NCI Thesaurus ID: C97132
Commons gallery: Chickenpox
ICPC 2 ID: A72
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8659
drug or therapy used for treatment: zinc oxide
minimal incubation period in humans: 6
maximal incubation period in humans: 23
symptoms and signs: itch
has cause: Human herpesvirus 3
ICD-9-CM: 052.9
different from: Fowlpox virus
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
medical examination: real-time polymerase chain reaction

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Article · Español

La varicela (a partir del latín medieval variola, «pústula»; conocida también como lechina en Venezuela y peste cristal en Chile y viruela loca en otros)[cita requerida] es una enfermedad infecciosa originada por el virus varicela-zóster, perteneciente a la familia de los herpesvirus, que también causa el herpes zóster. Se presenta principalmente en niños de entre uno y nueve años de edad. La infección en adolescentes y adultos suele ser más severa y tiene mayor riesgo de complicaciones, como la enfermedad pulmonar intersticial. Tras un período largo de latencia (14 a 21 días), la enfermedad presenta un periodo prodrómico semejante a un cuadro gripal con fiebre leve o moderada; luego, aparece un exantema macular auto limitado (a veces con compromiso de mucosas o ), que rápidamente evoluciona a pápulas, luego a vesículas y finalmente a costras que se desprenden tras una a dos semanas. Se acompaña de adenopatías cervicales. Las lesiones dérmicas pueden producir cicatrices permanentes, deprimidas, hipo o hiperpigmentadas.

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