Comments on: Chicken pox. http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brittany http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-27100 Brittany Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:11:39 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-27100 Small Correction: While chicken pox is a herpesvirus like mentioned earlier, but it is not under the poxvirus or related to "small pox", only called that because of the pox marks chicken pox makes Small Correction: While chicken pox is a herpesvirus like mentioned earlier, but it is not under the poxvirus or related to “small pox”, only called that because of the pox marks chicken pox makes

]]> By: venkat http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-25615 venkat Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:04:01 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-25615 there are three pox diseases : 1. Great pox - (bacterial)refers to secondary syphilis 2. Small pox - (RNA virus)severe form, now eradicated 3. Chicken pox - (DNA virus)not very deadly After the "Columbian exchange", great pox was spreading across Europe and the small pox was devastating the Americas. Syphilis was controlled with discovery of antibiotics... and the small pox was eradicated with the help of an effective vaccine... and chicken pox can never be eradicated because it is a DNA virus (integrates into the genome of man. Both chickpea and gican/itching appear convincing etymologies... THANX there are three pox diseases :
1. Great pox – (bacterial)refers to secondary syphilis
2. Small pox – (RNA virus)severe form, now eradicated
3. Chicken pox – (DNA virus)not very deadly

After the “Columbian exchange”, great pox was spreading across Europe and the small pox was devastating the Americas. Syphilis was controlled with discovery of antibiotics… and the small pox was eradicated with the help of an effective vaccine… and chicken pox can never be eradicated because it is a DNA virus (integrates into the genome of man.
Both chickpea and gican/itching appear convincing etymologies… THANX

]]> By: Ajay R. Mourya http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-19855 Ajay R. Mourya Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:38:39 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-19855 Reasonable explanation......... Reasonable explanation………

]]> By: Penny http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Penny Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-6493 Chicken pox even after it is over can still leave behind a nasty problem, which can surface in later years in some people as Shingles. I know this to my cost. Chicken pox even after it is over can still leave behind a nasty problem, which can surface in later years in some people as Shingles. I know this to my cost.

]]> By: Zoe Ali http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-5883 Zoe Ali Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:15:55 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-5883 Chicken Pox can cause massive scarring of the skin that may not clear, that's bad'*" Chicken Pox can cause massive scarring of the skin that may not clear, that’s bad’*”

]]> By: not you http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 not you Thu, 27 May 2010 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-4889 "The word chicken pox came from an English word “gican” which meant “Itching” or a French word “chiche-pois” meaning chicks pea which described the size of lesions which were similar to the size of the seeds." from http://www.chickenpoxsymptoms.info/chicken-pox-origin/ a little bit of extra info... “The word chicken pox came from an English word “gican” which meant “Itching” or a French word “chiche-pois” meaning chicks pea which described the size of lesions which were similar to the size of the seeds.”
from http://www.chickenpoxsymptoms.info/chicken-pox-origin/

a little bit of extra info…

]]> By: Tia Gray http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 Tia Gray Tue, 11 May 2010 20:40:27 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-4803 Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.:.. Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.:..

]]> By: Aaron Stewart http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-4801 Aaron Stewart Tue, 11 May 2010 16:48:55 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-4801 Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.;., Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.;.,

]]> By: Jack Don http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/chicken-pox/comment-page-1/#comment-4178 Jack Don Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:31:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=503#comment-4178 Very reaonable explanation Very reaonable explanation

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