Chickenpox (cont.)
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varicella, shingles, herpes zoster, varicella-zoster virus, VZV, chicken pox, chickenpox, skin rashes in children, chickenpox vaccine, chickenpox in pregnancy, neonatal VZV infection, VZV immune globulin, treatment of chickenpox
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Varicella, commonly known in the United States as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
