Chicken PoxInfobase Publishing, 2010 - 111 páginas Until recently, chicken pox was a rite of passage for children and was often looked upon as just a nuisance, although this illness can cause complications in some people. Though the development and use of a chicken pox vaccine has reduced the number of chicken pox cases, the unvaccinated remain vulnerable. In addition, shingles, a painful condition that can arise after an initial chicken pox infection, is a concern, particularly in older people. Chicken Pox presents an overview of this disease caused by a herpesvirus known as the varicella-zoster virus, explaining the signs and symptoms of the disease, how it spreads, how it is treated, and how the development of a vaccine has affected the incidence of chicken pox. Chapters include: |
Contenido
Foreword | 6 |
What Is Chicken Pox? | 8 |
The History of Chicken Pox | 22 |
Chicken Pox in Young Children | 31 |
Chicken Pox in Infants and Adults | 46 |
How Is Chicken Pox Diagnosed and Treated? | 54 |
How Is Chicken Pox Prevented? | 68 |
What Is Shingles? | 76 |
The Future of Chicken Pox and Shingles | 90 |
Notes | 94 |
Glossary | 100 |
Further Resources | 105 |
| 106 | |
About the Author | 111 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
ability acyclovir addition adults animal antibodies appears Arvin become blood body called Cambridge University Press cause chicken pox infection clear Clinical Management common compared complications condition Consequently contains critical culture damage death detected determine develop shingles developed chicken pox disease drugs effective envelope enzyme example fever figure Gershon Cambridge Health Herpes higher host human cells immune response immune system individuals infected cells initial inside interferons involved Journal laboratory lack later lead lesions less Medicine mice molecule nerve cells normally occur pain pathogen patients percent person play pregnancy Prevention produced proteins rarely rash reaction received reduce replicate reported researchers result risk Second serious severe skin skin cells smallpox specific strain studies subsequently surface symptoms T-cells tests tion tissues treat treatment typically United vaccine Varicella varicella-zoster virus viral Virology and Clinical viruses weeks Zoster Zoster Virus