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What exactly is chicken pox? why do you get red spots?

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A virus: Chickenpox is due to infection with a virus that causes a characteristic itchy red rash that is red with blisters on top. You are usually infectious for about a week after the rash breaks out. And one day before.

Answered 6/1/2017

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