Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The reason that why 3-month old baby did not become ill when his siblings came down with chicken pox. But, 4 months later the baby exhibited a shingles outbreak.

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Chickenpox is one of the highly contagious diseases, caused by the Varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox disease can be characterized by the development of red, itchy blistering like spot on the skin.

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