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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
It seems that Chickenpox was first described by Razi, an Iranian physician. In mid 1500s [[Giovanni Filippo]], described it in more details. The live attenuated vaccine for Chickenpox was introduced in 1974.
[[Chickenpox]] was first described by Razi, an Iranian physician. In the mid-1500s, [[Giovanni Filippo]] described it in more details. The live [[attenuated]] [[vaccine]] for [[chickenpox]] was introduced in 1974.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
* In the late 800'’s early 900's AD, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, recorded some of the first known information on chickenpox and noted the differences between [[measles]] and [[smallpox]].  
* In the late 800’s and early 900's AD, Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, reported some of the first known information on [[chickenpox]] and noted the differences between [[measles]] and [[smallpox]].<ref name="Weller1996">{{cite journal|last1=Weller|first1=T. H.|title=Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview|journal=Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=174|issue=Supplement 3|year=1996|pages=S306–S309|issn=0022-1899|doi=10.1093/infdis/174.Supplement_3.S306}}</ref>
* [[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] (Chickenpox) in mid 1500s.
* [[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician in 1600s, described Chickenpox as a mild form of [[Smallpox]].  
* In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[Chickenpox]] from Smallpox.  
* It is believed that the name, Chickenpox was selected because, this disease has no great danger so, the chicken version of the [[pox]]! The term reflects a corruption of the Old English word ''giccin'', which meant ''itching''.
* The live attenuated vaccine for Chickenpox developed in 1974. 
 
===Pox Parties===
Acquiring chickenpox as a child produces much milder symptoms than acquiring the disease as a teenager or adult. Also, some parents are afraid of vaccines because of the debate over vaccinations causing autism. This has sparked parents to continue the tradition of "pox parties." A pox party happens when one child in the community becomes ill with chickenpox. The parents of the other children expose them to the child with chickenpox so they can be immune at a young age. The idea of these parties is a bit inaccurate. A child is most contagious during the incubation period of the chickenpox virus. This incubation period does not present with a rash. Once the child shows the typical chickenpox [[rash]], the child is less [[contagious]].
 
There has also been a recent development of chickenpox lollipops. These lollipops are laced with chickenpox and sent to children that have not yet had chickenpox. This is all done in an attempt to avoid having to use a vaccine.
 
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* In the 1500s, [[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] ([[chickenpox]]) for the first time.
 
* In the 1600s, [[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician described [[chickenpox]] as a mild form of [[smallpox]].
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* In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[chickenpox]] from [[smallpox]].
* In 1974, the live [[Attenuated virus|attenuated]] [[vaccine]] for [[chickenpox]] was developed.
* In 1995, the [[varicella vaccine]] was licensed and introduced.


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Chickenpox was first described by Razi, an Iranian physician. In the mid-1500s, Giovanni Filippo described it in more details. The live attenuated vaccine for chickenpox was introduced in 1974.

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  • In the late 800’s and early 900's AD, Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, reported some of the first known information on chickenpox and noted the differences between measles and smallpox.[1]

References

  1. Weller, T. H. (1996). "Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview". Journal of Infectious Diseases. 174 (Supplement 3): S306–S309. doi:10.1093/infdis/174.Supplement_3.S306. ISSN 0022-1899.


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