Varicella (Chickenpox) Quiz
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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Healing skin lesion
Itchy
Fever then no fever then fever again
Black scabs
Scrape
Periodic fever (>100.4°F / 38°C)
The skin is itchy and has scratches
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What is Varicella (Chickenpox)?
A highly contagious disease, also known as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella zoster virus and can be transmitted by contact with infected individuals. Patients should avoid contact with other children or pregnant women.
Typical Symptoms of Varicella (Chickenpox)
Skin over the entire body is red
Scab
Fever
Blisters formed scabs after 1 week
Skin Itching
Bumps containing pus
Headache
Red bumpy rashes that became blisters after several hours
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Varicella (Chickenpox)
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your whole body red?
Do you have a scab?
Do you have a fever?
Did scabs form about a week after the blisters?
Is your skin itchy?
Treatmentof Varicella (Chickenpox)
The condition usually resolves by itself. Doctors may prescribe anti-itch medications since scratching can cause infection and scarring. In specific cases, patients may be advised to get the chickenpox vaccine or antiviral drugs.
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References
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Zerboni L, Sen N, Oliver SL, Arvin AM. Molecular mechanisms of varicella zoster virus pathogenesis. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2014 Mar;12(3):197-210. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro3215. Epub 2014 Feb 10. PMID: 24509782; PMCID: PMC4066823.
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Gershon AA, Gershon MD. Pathogenesis and current approaches to control of varicella-zoster virus infections. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2013 Oct;26(4):728-43. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00052-13. PMID: 24092852; PMCID: PMC3811230.
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Kennedy PGE, Mogensen TH. Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of Neurons Derived from Neural Stem Cells. Viruses. 2021 Mar 15;13(3):485. doi: 10.3390/v13030485. PMID: 33804210; PMCID: PMC7999439.
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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