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Chickenpox

Known as: Skoldkopper, Varicella (Chickenpox), abaabuot ruax 
A contagious childhood disorder caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is transmitted via respiratory secretions and contact with chickenpox… 
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Herpesviridae InfectionsVirus Diseases

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Varicella pneumonia

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2004
2004
Biologic Agents for the Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Biologic therapies, primarily anticytokine therapies, are being increasingly used in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Varicella-Associated Thrombocytopenia: Autoantibodies against Platelet Surface Glycoprotein V
Varicella zoster infection in children can be complicated by acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). To determine the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Quantitation of latent varicella-zoster virus DNA in human trigeminal ganglia by polymerase chain reaction
Competitive polymerase chain reaction was used to quantitate latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA in human trigeminal ganglia… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Varicella-zoster virus infections after autologous bone marrow transplantation in children.
We report a retrospective analysis of children who underwent autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) and subsequently… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
DNA sequence of the herpes simplex virus type 1 gene encoding glycoprotein gH, and identification of homologues in the genomes of varicella-zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus.
We have determined the sequence of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA around the previously mapped location of sequences encoding an… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
DNA sequence of the herpes simplex virus type 1 gene whose product is responsible for transcriptional activation of immediate early promoters.
Previous work has shown that transcriptional activation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) immediate early genes is mediated… 
1983
1983
Antiviral activity of 5-substituted pyrimidine nucleoside analogues
From a large series of 5—substituted 1—(2—deoxy——D—ribofuranosyl)—ura— cil (dUrd) , 1—(2—deoxy——D—ribofuranosyl)—cytosine (dCyd… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Immunoglobulins M and G to varicella-zoster virus measured by solid-phase radioimmunoassay: antibody responses to varicella and herpes zoster infections
Both immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) were detectable in a solid-phase radioimmunoassay… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Effects of Adenine Arabinoside on Cellular Immune Mechanisms in Humans
In vitro lymphocyte blastogenic responses to the commonly employed mitogens, phytohemagglutinin, pokeweed, and concanavalin A… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Virus Diseases in Pregnancy and Congenital Defects
To determine the probability that an illness of the mother during her pregnancy will give rise to a congenital malformation in… 
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