Connect the dots on Chickenpox

This video provides parents with background information on chickenpox and the disease’s causes, symptoms, treatments, and methods of prevention. It is also supplemented with a kid-friendly cartoon that begins at 5:08 which can be shared with your child(ren) to help explain chickenpox. Please note this video is for educational purposes only and is not meant to substitute professional medical advice. Additional Resources: For more information on Chickenpox: How to care for children with chickenpox: For more information on the Chickenpox Vaccine: Vaccines- Myths & Facts: How to protect your child if they can’t be vaccinated: (post).pdf This video was made by McMaster students Karly Endres, Sara Ibrahim, Srushti Patel, and Katherine Toy in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program. Copyright McMaster University 2021. References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chickenpox (Varicella) [Internet]. [place unknown]: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; 2021 [cited 2021 Sep 28]. Available from: Cronan KM, editor. Chickenpox (for kids) [Internet]. [place unknown]: Nemours Kidshealth; 2019 [cited 2021 Sep 28]. Available from: Public Health Agency of Canada. Varicella (Chickenpox) [Internet]. [place unknown]: Government of Canada; 2012 [cited 2021Oct1]. Available from: National Human Genome Research Institute. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Fact Sheet [Internet]. [place unknown]: National Institutes of Health; 2020 [cited 2021 Oct 8]. Available from: Different Types of Vaccines [Internet]. [place unknown]: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia; 2018 [cited 2021 Oct 8]. Available from: Ozaki T, Asano Y. Development of varicella vaccine in Japan and future prospects. Vaccine. 2016 Jun 17;34(29):3427–33. Gershon AA. Is chickenpox so bad, what do we know about immunity to varicella zoster virus, and what does it tell us about the future? J Infect. 2017 Jun;74(Suppl 1):S27–33.