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 WebMD - http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-chickenpox-basics Find information and resources for Chicken Pox. |
 CDC NIP: Varicella - http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/varicella/ Factsheets on chickenpox and the vaccine that prevents it. |
 Kidsource.com - Chickenpox - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/chickenpox.html Information on the Chickenpox vaccine, ask questions in the forum and find other articles. |
 eMedicine - Chickenpox - http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic74.htm Article by Anthony J Papadopoulos, MD. |
 MayoClinic.com - Chickenpox - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chickenpox/DS00053 Features symptoms, risk factors, complications, treatment, and prevention. |
 NPR : 'Chickenpox Parties' for Parents Wary of Inoculations - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4528430 Describes chickenpox parties: events where parents wary of getting their kids inoculated against chickenpox knowingly expose them to infected children to build immunity. [3:54 streaming audio broadcast] |
 Dr. Reddy's Office: Chickenpox - http://www.drreddy.com/shots/cpox.html Overview of this common viral infection and vaccines. |
 Routine Varicella Immunization for Children: Basis of the Program Implementation in the US - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/DDIL/varicella.htm Scientific and medical paper. |
 InteliHealth: Chickenpox - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9704.html Includes symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and prognosis. |
 eMedicine Health - Chickenpox - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/15528-1.asp Factsheet with cause, treatment, tests, and treatment. |
 Chickenpox in Children - http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/infectionsguide/chickenpox.html A discussion of the common signs and symptoms of chicken pox, treatments and how to prevent children from getting this common childhood infection. |
 Kidshealth: Varicella (Chicken Pox) - http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/chicken_pox.html Factsheet with signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and complications. |
 The Chicken Pox Vaccine: What Parents Need To Know - http://www.aap.org/family/chckpox.htm Brochure from the American Association of Pediatrics. |
 Chickenpox claimed the life of my son Christopher - http://www.geocities.com/stopchickenpox/ Medically accurate, true story of the death of the author's son Christopher, to chickenpox, at age 12. Valuable information on chickenpox, asthma, corticosteroids, and vaccines. References included. |
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chickenpox - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001592.htm Includes cause, symptoms, images, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment. |
 MedlinePlus: Chickenpox - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/chickenpox.html The National Institute of Health provides this directory of links to various sites and articles about chickenpox. |
 Whale: Chickenpox - http://www.whale.to/vaccines/varicella4.html Information aimed at medical professionals, regarding the disease, homeopathic treatment alternatives, and possible vaccination outcomes. |
 eMedTV's Chickenpox Channel - http://chickenpox.emedtv.com/ Providing medically reviewed information on the causes, symptoms, complications and the treatments. |