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Posted On : 24 Apr 2010

why are chickenpox is called chickenpox

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D

drjay bhimani

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it occurs in chicken

14 years ago

U

ullash chandra

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according to scientist discovered

14 years ago

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paveena angkhana

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because like an egg

14 years ago

A

ahmed khaliefa

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checkin pox virus

14 years ago

T

Tarul Wadikhaye

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bcoz of eruptions

14 years ago

Answer 1

When chicken pox was first described, it was noted that the pox lesions looked more like they were placed upon the skin rather than being a part of the skin themselves. In fact, people long ago felt they looked like chick peas placed upon the skin. The Latin word for chick peas is cicer which is the original word that chicken pox got its name.

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