Which virus causes chickenpox?
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The varicella-zoster virus
The same virus later causes shingles.
💡 Did you know? It belongs to the herpesviruses.
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Where do chickenpox get their German name „Windpocken“?
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From airborne transmission
They are extremely contagious.
💡 Did you know? The pathogen seems to fly „on the wind“.
Which main symptom marks chickenpox?
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Itchy blisters
They appear in waves all over the body.
💡 Did you know? Scratching can leave scars.
As which disease can the virus break out again decades later?
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As shingles
It shows as a painful rash on one side of the body.
💡 Did you know? In between the virus slumbers in the nerves.
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