Chicken pox (also called varicella) is a classically childhood skin disease that is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes shingles in adults.
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The herpes simplex virus, commonly known simply as herpes, is a viral infection of the skin. There are two types of herpes viruses – HSV-1 is most common in oral infections (cold sores) and is usually contracted during childhood while HSV-2 is most common on the genitals and is typically transmitted sexually. Read more to see how herpes may be treated.
