is an acute and highly contagious disease of viral etiology. It is characterized by vesicular eruptions on the skin and mucous membrane w/ mild constitutional symptoms.
CHICKEN POX
causative agent of chicken pox
HERPES VIRUS VARICELLAE
Clinical manifestation of chicken pox
PRE- ERUPTIVE
ERUPTIVE STAGE
Rash starts from the trunk (unexposed area), then spread to other parts of the body
CENTRIFUGAL APPEARANCE OF RASHES
all stages are present simultaneously before all are covered with scabs
CELESTIAL MAP
DIFFERENT STAGES OF LESSION