This image displays red bumps with a depression in the center typical of varicella (chickenpox). This image displays chickenpox on the soft palate of the mouth. This image displays a liquid-filled chickenpox blister on a red base. The blisters (vesicles) of chickenpox (varicella) can be widely scattered, as seen in this child. Chickenpox can cause small sores inside the mouth as well as numerous blisters and scabs on the skin. The blisters of varicella (chickenpox) are usually small and filled with a clear fluid. This image displays chickenpox (varicella) blisters, which are often described as "dew drops on a rose petal" due to their clear drops on a pink base. This image displays a child with chickenpox (varicella) with different stages of lesions, including intact blisters and some that have dried into scabs. This image displays a close-up of a small varicella (chickenpox) blister. In this chickenpox (varicella) image, there are three small blisters in and around the armpit. Chickenpox (varicella) typically has numerous scattered blisters (vesicles) surrounded by a pink area of skin.
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Chickenpox (Varicella)  A parent's guide to condition and treatment information

Picture of Chickenpox (Varicella): This image displays red bumps with a depression in the center typical of varicella (chickenpox). Divider line
This image displays red bumps with a depression in the center typical of varicella (chickenpox).
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Who's At Risk
Chickenpox occurs most commonly in children under 10. Those under 1 year of age (whose mothers have had chickenpox before) are not usually infected, as they still have some immunity from their mother's antibodies, which were transferred to them before birth.

The chickenpox vaccine has been part of routine childhood vaccinations (at age 12–18 months) since 1995, but many children have still not been vaccinated. About 85% of children who have been vaccinated avoid infection, but even if they do show symptoms, they are generally mild. Most infections occur from March to May.
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Last Modified: 19 Aug 2009
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