Varicella Definition

Varicella Sentence Examples

• Early treatment with IV acyclovir is recommended for infants in this exposure category who develop varicella despite VZIG prophylaxis.

• In the immunocompromised however, this viraemia may be prolonged or severe producing disseminated varicella which looks the same as primary chickenpox.

• Infection from one week before to one week after delivery can lead to severe neonatal varicella.

• In rare cases, an unborn child exposed to varicella zoster can be damaged or may be miscarried.

• However, sometimes a test to identify the varicella virus is carried out.