Chicken Pox & Shingles By Leah Olson.
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Chicken Pox & Shingles By Leah Olson Chicken Pox Cause
Symptoms Varicella-zoster virus
Spreads through contact with chicken pox blisters Easily spread
through air by infected people Cough Sneeze Symptoms Body aches
Fever Fatigue Irritability Blisters over the whole body Chicken Pox
(continued)
Treatment Vaccination you can still get it but it will be more mild
Shingles Cause Symptoms Varicella-zoster virus After chicken
pox
Virus reactivated Associated with Normal aging Anything that
weakens the immune system But can also target healthy chidren
Symptoms Painful blistering rash on one side of body Usually
located on face or trunk Shingles (continued) Treatment The chicken
pox vaccine