Chickenpox

Adults

1.	Facts about Chickenpox and Shingles for Adults National Coalition for Adult Immunization, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/varicellaadult.pdf

Children

1.	What Makes Chickenpox Itch? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/chicken_pox_itch.html




2.	Chickenpox and Corticosteroids: Is My Child at Ris American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSAZHFIBC&sub_...




3.	Chicken Pox Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/chicken_pox.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Chickenpox National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002644&recruiting...

Law and Policy

1.	Varicella Prevention Mandates Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/laws/varicel.htm

Men

1.	Chickenpox: Can It Cause Male Infertility? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00922

Organizations

1.	National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/




2.	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/




3.	National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm

Overviews

1.	Chickenpox Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00053




2.	JAMA Patient Page: Chickenpox American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0QNQ17RD&sub_...




3.	Varicella (Chicken Pox) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/chicken_pox.html




4.	Varicella Disease (Chickenpox) National Center for Infectious Diseases, National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/varicella/faqs-gen-disease.htm

Pictures/Diagrams

1.	Chickenpox (Varicella) Photos Immunization Action Coalition http://www.vaccineinformation.org/varicel/photos.asp

Prevention/Screening

1.	Varicella Vaccine (Chickenpox) National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/varicella/faqs-gen-vaccine.htm




2.	Chicken Pox Vaccine American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZU7QBMH4C&sub_...




3.	Chickenpox Isn't Just an Itchy, Contagious Ra Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4070chi.htm




4.	Chickenpox Vaccination: Always Effective? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00181




5.	Chickenpox Vaccine American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/193.xml




6.	Varicella Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-varicella.pdf




7.	Chickenpox: Is a Booster Needed? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00627

Related Issues

1.	Varicella (Chickenpox): Health Information for Int National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/varicella.htm




2.	Postherpetic Neuralgia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00277




3.	Reye's Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/reye.html

Research

1.	Effectiveness of Chickenpox Vaccine Decreases afte Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZL5I0UWQD&sub_...

Treatment

1.	Varicella Treatment National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/varicella/faqs-gen-treatment.htm

Women

1.	Chickenpox in Pregnancy: Cause for Concern? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00036




2.	Pregnancy Complications: Chickenpox March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188_675.asp