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Chicken pox

Chicken pox is a very common infection which most children catch sooner or later. It is caused by a virus which spreads by direct contact with chicken pox blisters and through droplets breathed out through the mouth and nose. 

Chicken pox is a rash of itchy spots that develop into blisters. They can appear all over the body and a child may have a temperature.

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