What are Chicken Pox ?

" I looked at them with a look thinking of, "Now why in the world would they want to know what chicken pox are?" Obeying their every demand, I explained that chicken pox is a disease that you get once in your life.... blah blah blah you know the rest. After my explaination they all started laughing at pointing at each other. I was utterly confused at this time. They explained to me that one of the questions on the test after some reading was, "What are chicken pox?" with the answer listed below... A. type of disease B. type of chicken C. type of food. They then proceeded to tell me that some of them had no idea what chicken pox were so they just selected the answer C. type of food, because they thought it might be the right answer because they definitly knew that chicken was a type of food. We all then started laughing and I figured out who had selected the "food" answer and it was just a good time that we still laugh about today! I find it odd that Thai people love ketchup and they ...  more

Chicken pox is a virus that is so contagious that indirect contact with an infected person can spread the virus. Luckily, most people who get it will only get it once because then they usually end up becoming immune to the virus. Symptoms of chicken pox usually include fever for 24 hours or less, general malaise, and small red spots on the face and neck. These spots turn into blisters and then break open and crust over, forming scabs. The worst part of chicken pox is probably the itching factor. It is almost unbearable. Scratching the scabs can possibly lead to scarring, not to mention infection. People typically catch chicken pox when they are little kids, though it is most definitely possible to catch it at an older age. It is extremely hard to make the itching go away when chicken pox infect the body, however there are a few things that can be done to help relieve the painfully annoying itching sensations.  more

Chicken Pox is actually a Herpes virus called Varicella-Zoster. It is a common childhood disease and the only immunity from Chicken Pox is by catching it, vaccines are only temporary. http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/991656/chicken_pox_understanding_the_common.  more