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VARICELA [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
B01
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Varicella, or chickenpox, is an acute communicable disease characterized by a generalized vesicular rash. Because it is highly contagious, most individuals contract it in childhood.

OBS

B01: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • chicken pox

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B01
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Maladie contagieuse généralement bénigne causée par le virus zona-varicelle, principalement caractérisée par des démangeaisons, de la fièvre et une éruption cutanée.

OBS

B01 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • picotte

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades víricas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
B01
classification system code, see observation
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Record 2 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Virus that causes chicken pox in children.

OBS

It may lie dormant for many years and when reactivated in people with poor immunity, it can cause painful blisters called shingles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Virus de la famille des Herpesviridae, du groupe des herpèsvirus, possédant la structure commune aux membre de ce groupe, mais des constituants antigéniques spécifiques.

OBS

Il est responsable chez l'homme, de la varicelle (primo-infection) et du zona qui est considéré comme une rechute ou une récidive de la varicelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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