Origin of Chickenpox

Chickenpox has being believed to have been first discovered by Giovanni Filippo during the 1500s in Italy. In the 1600s, a English physician named Richard Morton gave the name chickenpox just because it is the milder version of smallpox. It is believed that in the 1700s, another English physician named William Heberden, was the first physician to prove that chickenpox was actually different from smallpox.

Countries that had been infected by Chickenpox in 2010

What Chickenpox look like

about Chickenpox

Chickenpox is a very common illness for the United States’ kids, particularly for those kids under 12 years of age. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It is itchy rash of spots that looks like blisters, these ‘blisters’ can appear in any parts of the body. Chickenpox is a very contagious disease, so infected children should stay at home for a week or two until the rash is gone, it all depends on what the doctors said. Usually people ignore the symptoms of Chickenpox because it is a Flu like symptoms. When groups of red spots grew most people though it is just a normal rash or skin allergy but ignore the fact that it is the start of Chickenpox. There is still hope of resolving it if it is treated now by the doctor or listen or his advise. If it kept on developing without any advises or treatment the child will face disability or death, but if the child survived the Chickenpox then he should be immune to it for the rest of his life.