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What virus causes chicken pox?
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varicella-zooster
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How long is a person contagious with chiken pox?
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5 days before the rash and five days after the rash occurs
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How does chicken pox spread
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directly through air born particles, droplets in exhaled air and fluid from blisters and sores
Indrectly through contact with articles of clothing nad other items exposed to frash darainage from open sores |
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What are 3 symptoms of chicken pox?
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mild fver, weakness, rash, itching
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What are the treatments for chicken pox?
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tylenol, oatmeal baths, calamine lotion, bendadryl, trim nails of young children, and acyclovir
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What are the possible complications of chicken pox?
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bacterial infections, scarring, disorder of brain with dizziness, wobbliness, tremor, and altered speech, encephalitis, damaged nerves, Reye's syndrome
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How shots do you have to have when receiving a chicken pox vaccine?
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2
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