Chickenpox Vaccine

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  Measles Scare After Shakira's Concert: Signs and Symptoms Of This Highly Contagious Disease

  According to CDC, the two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against the virus. In some countries, vaccination against chickenpox is also combined with the MMR vaccine.

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  9 students, Teacher Of UP Primary School Infected With Chickenpox

  Nine students and a teacher of a government primary school at Govindpur village in the district's Sohaon development block have been found infected with chickenpox, doctors said on Sunday.

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  What Is The Difference Between Monkeypox & Chickenpox?

  Here's everything you need to know about the difference between monkeypox and chickenpox. From symptoms, and origins to how to identify between the two.

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  Dr Michiaki Takahashi: How He Developed World's First Chickenpox Vaccine

  Dr Michiaki Takahashi developed the chickenpox vaccine, which was approved by Japan and a number of countries, including the United States.

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  World’s First Chickenpox Vaccine Creator Dr. Michiaki Takahashi Honoured With a Google Doodle

  Google has featured a new Doodle in honour of Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, the creator of the world’s first vaccine against chickenpox. The vaccine was developed in 1974, and is still in use today to prevent children from contracting severe cases of the contagious disease.

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  Google Celebrates Chickenpox Vaccine Inventor's Birthday With Doodle

  Google is celebrating today the birthday of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi who is known for playing a significant role in medical science.

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  Treating Chickenpox At Home: Amazing Home Remedies That Can Help You Deal With Chickenpox Easily

  Some common symptoms of chickenpox are fever, pain in the eyelids, headache, rashes in the body, muscle ache, loss of appetite and even nausea.

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  Chickenpox: Causes, Symptoms And Everything You Need To Know

  Chickenpox is usually determined by large red spots on the body. Chickenpox is not that severe a condition and can be secured within a week or two.There is no particular cause behind chickenpox apart from contact with the varicella virus.

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  Infection After Chicken Pox Can Increase Your Risk Of Stroke

  Shingles, an infection that causes shooting pain and blisters on the torso can increase your chance of getting a cardiovascular disease by more than 40%

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  Chickenpox vaccine protects against shingles

  A new study conducted indicates that children who are vaccinated against chicken pox also have an increased protection against shingles.

• Chickenpox vaccine not tied to stroke

  Unlike chickenpox itself, the vaccine against chickenpox does not increase the risk of stroke or brain inflammation in children.

• Chickenpox vaccine for nursing mothers

  The virus used in the chickenpox vaccine does not enter a mother's breast milk or pass to feeding infants. This means that nursing mothers who are susceptible to chickenpox do not need to wait to get the vaccine.

• Chickenpox vaccine may need boosters

  An outbreak of chickenpox among a group of children in New Hampshire shows that the virus that causes chickenpox can be highly infectious even among those who have been vaccinated, according to a recent report.