Chickenpox - Causes



Chickenpox is caused by a virus that is transmitted through the air or by direct contact with an infected person. Once the virus enters a person's body, there is an incubation period of ten to twenty-one days. During this period, the virus reproduces and grows in the body, but no symptoms appear.

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