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The aim is to intentionally spread the disease to create immunity — as parents have attempted in the past by exposing kids to chicken pox (varicella)
Now parents in Texas seem to be trying to spread measles.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
There are vaccines available that prevent pertussis (whopping cough), RSV, and varicella (chickenpox).
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The varicella vaccine offers strong protection against chickenpox.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
These include Epstein-Barr virus, varicella zoster (chicken pox), and Lyme disease.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
There are vaccines available that prevent pertussis (whopping cough), RSV, and varicella (chickenpox).
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The varicella vaccine offers strong protection against chickenpox.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
These include Epstein-Barr virus, varicella zoster (chicken pox), and Lyme disease.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Varicella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varicella. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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varicella
noun
var·i·cel·la
ˌvar-ə-ˈsel-ə 
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