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Varicella is a fancy name for a common disease, which most of us call chickenpox. Many people believe this is just a mild sickness that can’t cause much harm, except for a few red and itchy bumps. However, chickenpox can actually be quite dangerous if not treated properly. In 1995, there were a hundred deaths and between 4,000 to 9,000 hospitalizations out of the 4 million people who had this disease. It is even scarier to know that most of varicella’s victims are young children, ages one to four. So why can this disease be so deadly? If not treated in time, it can cause swelling of the brain, which is extremely fatal.
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