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Images of People Affected by the Disease

 

Chickenpox in Unvaccinated Persons

This is an image of a girl with a secondary skin infection on her face due to chickenpox.

PHIL Photo ID# 3177
Girl with a secondary skin infection due to chickenpox.

This child presented with the characteristic pancorporeal varicella, or chickenpox lesions.

PHIL Photo ID# 6121
Chickenpox in an unvaccinated child.

Chickenpox in unvaccinated child.

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Chickenpox in unvaccinated child.

This patient with chickenpox developed lesions on the skin of his chest and torso.

PHIL Photo ID# 4493
Chickenpox in an unvaccinated adult.

Chickenpox in unvaccinated adult.

PHIL Photo ID# 4365
Chickenpox in unvaccinated adult.

Adolescent female with varicella lesions in various stages.

Adolescent female with varicella lesions in various stages
Source: http://www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/variaap001.jpg
Copyright: American Academy of Pediatrics

Adolescent female with varicella lesions in various stages.

Adolescent female with varicella lesions in various stages
Source: http://www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/variaap002.jpg
Copyright: American Academy of Pediatrics

Chickenpox in Vaccinated Persons

Breakthrough varicella on the abdomen of a vaccinated child.

Image of Breakthrough Chickenpox: Back of child with breakthrough varicella.
Courtesy of Varicella Active Surveillance Project

Breakthrough varicella on the abdomen of a vaccinated child.

Image of Breakthrough Chickenpox: Back of child with breakthrough varicella.
Courtesy of Varicella Active Surveillance Project

Breakthrough varicella on the neck and back of a vaccinated child.

The skin lesions of breakthrough varicella can be macular rather than vesicular. They are rarely bullous or hemorrhagic, and residual scarring is less common.
Courtesy of Varicella Active Surveillance Project

Breakthrough varicella on the abdomen of a vaccinated child.

Breakthrough varicella on the abdomen of a vaccinated child.
Courtesy of Varicella Active Surveillance Project

This child presented with the characteristic pancorporeal varicella, or chickenpox lesions.

Breakthrough varicella on the back of a vaccinated child.
Courtesy of Varicella Active Surveillance Project

Images of Varicella Zoster Virus

This photomicrograph reveals the intranuclear inclusions produced by varicella virus grown in a tissue culture; Magnified 500X.

PHIL Photo ID# 2791
Varicella virus grown in a tissue culture; magnified 500X.

Electron micrograph of a Varicella (Chickenpox) Virus.

PHIL Photo ID# 1878
Electron micrograph of a varicella (chickenpox) virus.

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