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Jan 1, 1500
FIrst Detailed Description
Chiockenpox was discovered by Giovanni Filippo in Italy and he gave a more detailed description of the disease.
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Naming the Disease
English physician, Richard Morton, named the disease chickenpox because he thought that chickenpox was a milder form of smallpox. The name is derived from chickpeas, because the vesicles resembled chickpeas.
http://chickenpox.emedtv.com/chickenpox/history-of-chickenpox.html
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Differentiating the Disease
In 1767, William Heberden gave the first detailed description of chickenpox as a disease sui generis ( Latin phrase meaning "of its own kind/genus"). He explained that chickenpox was a mild diesease that is different from smallpox. He also discovered that a person who contracted chickenpox remains immuned to the disease
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Varicella: Infectious
In 1875, Rudolf Steiner dicovered that chickenpox was caused by an infectious agent.Itchy, bumpy rashes were formed on the skin of healthy volunteers when Steiner took fluid from the blisters of an infected person.
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Chickenpox and Shingles are related
Von Bokay suggested that chickenpox and shingles disease are related.
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Evidence for relationship between Chickenpox and Shingles
Von Bokay's suggestion about chickenpox and shingles were confirmed when, in 1920s and 1930s, children inoculted with fluid from zoster vesicles were shown to contract chickenpox. -
VZV Virus is Isolated
Varicella zoster virus was isolated from vesicular fluid of both chickenpox and zoster lesions in cell culture by Thomas Weller. -
Vaccine Created for Varicella-Zoster Virus
In 1972, Takahashi developed a live attenuated VZV (varicella-zoster virus) vaccine for prevention of varicella.
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Vaccination Derived From the Oka Strain
In 1974 the varicella vaccination was first developd by Michiaki Takahashi. He derived it from the Oka strain. -
Aciclovir is Created
Aciclovir, an antiviral drug used to treat varicella zoster and herpes zoster is created. -
DNA sequence of Varicella Zoster Virus
In 1986, Andrew J. Davison and James E. Scott published the entire DNA sequence of Varicella Zoster Virus in the Journal of General Viriology.
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Vaccination in Japan and Korea
The Varicella vaccine was released in Japan and Korea -
Vaccination in the U.S
The Varicella vaccine is introduced in the U.S -
Environmental Factors
A study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2001 indicative the effect that the environment may have in being infected by Varicella Zoster disease.
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Incidences Decrease
As of 2005, incidence rate from chickenpox fell to 400,000 from 4 million cases per year in the pre-vaccination era. -
CDC Recommends Booster Dose for Children
In 2006, the CDC recommended a booster dose of chickenpox vaccine for all children and a shingles vaccine was licensed and recommended for all adults over age 60. -
Vaccine to Reduce the Risk of Herpes Zoster is Licensed
The first vaccine ti reduce the risk of herpes zoster was licensed in May 2006. -
Center of disease confirms 2nd dose of the varicella vaccine for children.
Center Of Disease Control and Prevention recommended a second dosage of the varicella containing vaccine to all children.
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First Recording
In the late 800’s/early 900s AD, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi, recorded some of the first known information on chicken pox and noted the differences between measles and small pox in his book al-Judari wa al-Hasbah.
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/44cosmic_wisdom/02files/Muhammad_ibn_Zakariya_al-Razi.html#Smallpox_vs._measles