Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.:..
not you:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
“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/
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.
Ajay R. Mourya:
June 9th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Reasonable explanation………
venkat:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
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
Brittany:
November 17th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
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
So chickenpox has nothing to do with the bird causing the desease? Good to hear, Todah-Thanks
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Jack Don:
March 21st, 2010 at 12:31 pm
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Aaron Stewart:
May 11th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.;.,
Tia Gray:
May 11th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Chicken pox is one hell of a nasty disease, it ruined my flawless skin a couple of years ago.:..
not you:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
“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…
Zoe Ali:
August 12th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Chicken Pox can cause massive scarring of the skin that may not clear, that’s bad’*”
Penny:
September 28th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
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.
Ajay R. Mourya:
June 9th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Reasonable explanation………
venkat:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
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
Brittany:
November 17th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
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
YahMostHumbleServant:
July 24th, 2014 at 6:11 pm
So chickenpox has nothing to do with the bird causing the desease? Good to hear, Todah-Thanks