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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : varicella (chickenpox)

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Varicella, or Chickenpox, as a notifiable disease. Topics covered... More ≫

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Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of Varicella, or Chickenpox, as a notifiable disease. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

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