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Chickenpox is a virus that is considered a disease unto itself. The problems that are commonly associated with it are skin infections from the rash that leaves the skin vulnerable to bacteria like stapholococcus. A person with chicken pox can also get meningitis, encephalitis, kidney, liver and lung problems from the virus.
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Is chickenpox autoimmune?
Chickenpox is not an autoimmune disease. Chickenpox is a viral communicable disease.
Can chickenpox vaccine cause shingles?
Chickenpox vaccine does not cause shingles directly, but the virus, like naturally-caught virus, stays in the spinal cord and may be reactivated later to cause herpes. The chances are lower with chickenpox vaccine than with chickenpox disease.
What disease does the chickenpox vaccine cause?
It doesn't cause any disease. It protects against the chicken pox (varicella-zoster) virus.
Is chickenpox genetic?
Chickenpox is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease
Does chickenpox have a host cell?
Yes, chickenpox is a viral disease and all viruses need host cells to reproduce and cause an organism health problems.
Is chickenpox a genetic disease?
Chickenpox is not a genetic disease. It's an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus.
Are chickenpox a migration?
Chickenpox is a viral infectious disease. It is not a migration.
What are some illnesses with similar symptoms to Impetigo?
Shingles is a viral disease related to chickenpox. It results from reactivation of the lifelong infection with the chickenpox virus. Chickenpox can cause myocarditis as a complication. There can be secondary bacterial infection of the skin. Rarely there can be viral encephalitis.
What is a childhood disease?
Chickenpox
Can chickenpox cause the immune system to progressively fail?
No, progressive failure of the immune system is not an effect of chickenpox. HIV infection is one communicable disease that causes progressive failure of the immune system.
How would you develop natural active immunity to chickenpox?
Natural active immunity to chickenpox is developed by being infected with chickenpox disease.
Can a cold cause chickenpox?
Cold virus doesn't cause chickenpox, but people with chickenpox often experience symptoms similar to those of a cold.
