Varicella

varicella /var·i·cel·la/ (var?i-sel´ah) [L.] chickenpox.

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var·i·cel·la (vr-sl)

n.

See chickenpox.

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Varicella

Chickenpox; a disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus—human herpes virus 3—that can cause severe birth defects if transmitted to the fetus during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and newborn complications if it is transmitted perinatally.

Mentioned in: Maternal to Fetal Infections

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varicella (ver´isel´),

n (chickenpox), an acute communicable disease with an incubation period of 2 or 3 weeks and caused by herpesvirus, usually found in children. Manifestations include coryza, fever, malaise, and headache, followed in 2 or 3 days by the eruption of macular vesicles.

Varicella.