thủy đậu
Definition
- Noun:
- Chickenpox: A common, highly contagious viral disease, primarily affecting children, characterized by fever and a distinctive itchy skin rash that forms small, fluid-filled blisters which eventually crust over.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con tôi đang bị thủy đậu. (My child has chickenpox.)
- Thủy đậu là một bệnh rất dễ lây. (Chickenpox is a very contagious disease.)
- Tiêm vắc-xin có thể phòng ngừa thủy đậu. (Vaccination can prevent chickenpox.)
Advanced Usage
- Medical Context: The term is used specifically for the disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After the initial infection, the virus can remain dormant and later reactivate to cause shingles (herpes zoster) in adults.
- Bệnh thủy đậu do virus varicella-zoster gây ra. (Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trái rạ (n): A common colloquial synonym for "thủy đậu" in Southern Vietnam.
- Ở miền Nam, nhiều người gọi thủy đậu là trái rạ. (In the South, many people call chickenpox "trái rạ".)
- Bệnh phỏng dạ (n): An older or less common term for chickenpox.
Synonyms
- Chickenpox: The direct and most accurate English equivalent.
- Varicella: The formal medical term for the disease.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lên thủy đậu: To come down with chickenpox; to have the chickenpox rash appear.
- Đứa bé đang lên thủy đậu nên rất ngứa. (The child is coming down with chickenpox so it's very itchy.)
- Kiêng gió, kiêng nước khi bị thủy đậu: A traditional Vietnamese belief advising patients to avoid wind and water during chickenpox to prevent complications or scarring. (Note: Modern medicine often questions the necessity of this practice.)
- Bà nội bảo phải kiêng gió, kiêng nước khi bị thủy đậu. (Grandmother said one must avoid wind and water when having chickenpox.)