an acute contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and characterized by low-grade fever and a rash of itchy fluid-filled vesicles. Chickenpox typically occurs in children; VZV may reactivate later in life to cause shingles, a painful blistering rash.
CHICKENPOX
Meaning of CHICKENPOX in English
AIDS English Glossary. Английский словарь СПИДа. 2012