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    Chickenpox (Varicella)



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    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference May 11, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
    Reference Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MD, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics


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