US EditionIncrease in Chickenpox Cases Reported in Cochabamba
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Recently an outbreak of chickenpox was reported in Mexico . This is a common infection in children, highly contagious, caused by the varicella-zoster virus (a type of herpes). Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness, weakness, and later, eruptions in the form of blisters that dry and form a crust. The disease is transmitted by coming into contact with the fluid from the blisters of an infected person, as well as through his saliva or nasal s…
The contagion of chickenpox in Cochababa has been increasing, said the director of Epidemiology of the Departmental Health Service (Sedes) of Cochabamba, Rubén Castillo. He added that initially there was a 98% increase; however, he clarified that the percentage is under review.
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