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<DATA_NOTE>
        <NAME>Varicella</NAME>
        <TITLE>Varicella</TITLE>
        <TEXT>
                Varicella or chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by a virus called varicella-zoster. 
                Varicella is easily spread from person to person by airborne droplets from the nose or 
                throat or the fluid from skin lesions of an infected person. Symptoms usually occur about 
                2 weeks after exposure and include sudden onset of fever and fatigue followed by an itchy 
                blister-like rash. Most cases of varicella are mild but some people develop severe 
                complications (infected skin lesions, pneumonia, encephalitis) or die as a result of 
                the infection. Varicella vaccine was first introduced in 1995 and its widespread use 
                has had a major impact on reducing disease; however, approximately 20 percent of those who receive 
                only one dose of varicella vaccine experience "breakthrough" disease when later exposed to 
                the varicella-zoster virus. These infections are usually mild and may be more difficult to 
                diagnose. As a result of the possibility for breakthrough disease, the Advisory Committee on 
                Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend routine two-dose varicella vaccination in 
                2006. For more information on varicella vaccine, visit the New Mexico Immunization Program 
                web site, http://www.immunizenm.org. Many varicella cases may not be reported so trends should 
                be interpreted with caution. 
                For more information, please see [https://ibis.doh.nm.gov/view/docs/Query/IDEpi/Varicella.1213.pdf].[[br]][[br]]
        </TEXT>
</DATA_NOTE>