chickenpox

Thân thiện

A child with chickenpox rests on the couch at home.

Definition

Noun: 1. An acute, highly contagious viral disease: A common childhood illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus, characterized primarily by a distinctive itchy rash that progresses to fluid-filled blisters which eventually crust over.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • Most children are vaccinated against chickenpox.
  • The main symptom of chickenpox is an itchy, blistering rash.
  • She had to stay home from school because she had chickenpox.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: In medical terminology, "chickenpox" is often referred to as varicella. The same virus can reactivate later in life, causing a different disease called shingles (herpes zoster).
  • The varicella vaccine is highly effective in preventing chickenpox.

Variants and Related Words

• Varicella (n): The formal medical term for chickenpox.
• Shingles (n): A painful skin rash caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox.

Synonyms

• Varicella (This is the direct medical synonym).

Học thuật

Noun

1. an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

Từ đồng nghĩa

• varicella