Prognosis of Chickenpox

Prognosis for Chickenpox: While chickenpox is a mild disease for children, adults usually get much sicker. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA) ...see also Overview of Chickenpox

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Chickenpox: approximately 100 deaths (CDC-OC)

Estimated mortality rate for Chickenpox from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 99 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: approximately 100 deaths (CDC-OC))
• Incidence: 120,624 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 120,624 annually (1995); 46,016 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 199.14 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹
• 0.083% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Chickenpox and Overview of Chickenpox.

Complications:

Complications of Chickenpox may include:

• Herpes zoster - usually occurring years or decades later, especially in older persons.
• more complications...»

Complications of Chickenpox from the Diseases Database include:

• Vesiculo-bullous rash
• Bronchitis
• Basophilia
• Chest pain
• Oral ulceration
• more complications...»

See also complications of Chickenpox.

Chickenpox: Research More

• Chickenpox: Introduction
• Deaths: Chickenpox
• Symptoms: Chickenpox
• Complications: Chickenpox
• Treatments: Chickenpox

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Chickenpox usually refers to the likely outcome of Chickenpox. The prognosis of Chickenpox may include the duration of Chickenpox, chances of complications of Chickenpox, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Chickenpox, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Chickenpox. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

 » Next page: Types of Chickenpox

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• Types of Chickenpox
• Incidence of Types of Chickenpox
• Causes of Chickenpox
• Risk Factors for Chickenpox
• Symptoms of Chickenpox

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Take a survey relating to Chickenpox
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City