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Varicella pneumonia

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Link to WHO Definition

Varicella pneumonia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/424572557

This is a highly contagious but non-threatening disease caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). This diagnosis is with an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli.

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