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Chickenpox
Chickenpox, or Varicella virus, is typically mild and self-limiting but may cause very serious complications. Dangerous bacterial infections of the chickenpox skin lesions along with pneumonia are the most often causes of hospitalization. Chickenpox can be a very serious disease for young children less than one year of age and adults older than 15 years. Adults account for only five percent of cases but account for approximately 35 percent of deaths.
Do you want to know more about chickenpox? Find out what the CDC’s Pink Book says about chickenpox.
Are you getting vaccinated against chickenpox? Read CDC Vaccine Information Statements for chickenpox vaccinations.
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CDC’s Pink Book