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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[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 and 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]]. <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>
* 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>


* In 1500s, [[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] ([[chickenpox]]) for the first time.  
* In the 1500s, [[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] ([[chickenpox]]) for the first time.  
* In 1600s, [[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician described [[chickenpox]] as a mild form of [[smallpox]].  
* In the 1600s, [[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician described [[chickenpox]] as a mild form of [[smallpox]].  
* In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[chickenpox]] from [[smallpox]].  
* In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[chickenpox]] from [[smallpox]].  
* In 1974, the live [[Attenuated virus|attenuated]] [[vaccine]] for [[chickenpox]] was developed.
* In 1974, the live [[Attenuated virus|attenuated]] [[vaccine]] for [[chickenpox]] was developed.
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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]

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  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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