varicella
noun
var·i·cel·la
| \ ˌver-ə-ˈse-lə
, ˌva-rə-\
, ˌva-rə-\
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About 3 million had received the chickenpox, or varicella, vaccine, and about 3 million had not. — NBC News, "Chickenpox vaccine linked to lower rates of shingles in children, study finds," 10 June 2019 After an infection, the varicella virus remains latent in nerve roots and can reactivate to cause shingles, which typically strikes decades later and can cause severe long-term nerve pain or vision loss. — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, "Two-for-One: Chickenpox Vaccine Lowers Shingles Risk in Children," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'varicella.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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varicella
noun
var·i·cel·la
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