A nurse at school has diagnosed me with chicken pox and told me to go home. However, I am worried I will infect the people at home. What precautions would you recommend? Ketty Dear Ketty,We are now experiencing a rainy season with a rise in cases of malaria, coughs, colds, typhoid, mumps and chicken pox in Uganda.Chicken pox is a highly contagious disease caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus. The disease is most common in children under the age of 10 years where it may cause itchy blisters on the chest, back and face, before it spreads to the rest of the body.

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