Viral Infection
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Chickenpox in Children & Teens
Symptoms of Chickenpox
The chief symptom of chickenpox is a rash. However, one or two days before the rash appears, some children develop a fever, which may be accompanied by headache, malaise, and/or a lack of appetite. It is important that you never give aspirin to children for fever. The combination of aspirin or aspirin-like drugs (salicylates) and the chickenpox virus is associated with an increased risk of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal liver and brain illness. Whe...Read the full article
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