Definition:
Chickenpox is the commonly used name for a virus called varicella. This virus causes red, raised, itchy spots mainly on the torso. It commonly affects children but can affect adults as well.
Chickenpox has an incubation period of 2-3 weeks, meaning symptoms appear 2-3 weeks after exposure. The disease then lasts another 2-3 weeks. There is a vaccine currently available for varicella.
Also Known As: Varicella, Varicella zoster
Examples:
Half of the kindergarten class was absent today because the chickenpox is going around.
