chickenpox; varicella
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chickenpox; varicella (acute infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, typically affecting children and characterized by fever and vesicular rash)
technicalIn medical contexts, also called 'varicella'. The same virus causes shingles (带状疱疹) when reactivated in adults. Distinguished from smallpox (天花).
Hái孩
zi子
dé得
le了
shuǐ水
dòu痘
，
xū需
yào要
zài在
jiā家
xiū休
xī息
yī一
zhōu周
。
The child has chickenpox and needs to rest at home for a week.
Jiē接
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
dòu痘
yì疫
miáo苗
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
yù预
fáng防
zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
。
Getting the chickenpox vaccine can effectively prevent this disease.
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Tā他
quán全
shēn身
dōu都
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
shuǐ水
dòu痘
，
fēi非
cháng常
yǎng痒
。
His whole body is covered with chickenpox blisters, and it is very itchy.
Chéng成
nián年
rén人
gǎn感
rǎn染
shuǐ水
dòu痘
bǐ比
ér儿
tóng童
gèng更
yán严
zhòng重
。
Chickenpox is more severe in adults than in children.