Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch. or varicella Contagious viral disease producing itchy blisters. It usually occurs in epidemics among young children, causes a low fever, and runs a mild course, leaving patients immune. The blisters can scar if scratched. The virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus) can reactivate years later, causing shingles. Zoster immune globulin (ZIG) can prevent chickenpox in children with leukemia or immunodeficiency disorders who are exposed to the virus. A vaccine has also been developed
an acute contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and characterized by low-grade fever and a rash of itchy fluid-filled vesicles Chickenpox typically occurs in children; VZV may reactivate later in life to cause shingles, a painful blistering rash