chickenpox
human disease
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
chickenpox is an infectious disease[1]. chickenpox ranks in the top 8% of infectious disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,438 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[5], skin infection[6], varicella zoster infection[7], Herpesviridae infectious disease[8]
- Commons category: Chickenpox[9]
- ICPC 2 ID: A72[10]
- Symptoms and signs: vesicle[11], fever[12], fatigue[13], headache[14], low-grade fever[15], lymphadenopathy[16], papule[17], macula[18], erosion[19], itch[20]
- Has cause: Human herpesvirus 3[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chickenpox[22]
- Medical examination: physical examination[23], Direct fluorescent antibody[24], ELISA[25], real-time polymerase chain reaction[26]
- Commons gallery: Chickenpox[27]
- Disease transmission process: droplet infection[28], contact transmission[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[33], Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[34], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37]
- ICD-9-CM: 052[38], 052.9[39]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C97132[40]
- Different from: Fowlpox virus[41]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[42], pediatrics[43]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: aciclovir[44], ganciclovir[45], zinc oxide[46]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8659[47], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8659[48]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 23 day[49]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 6 day[50]
Why It Matters
chickenpox has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] chickenpox is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]