NEW CASES OF CHICKENPOX REPORTED IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE
YEREVAN, March 12. / ARKA /. Armenia's ministry of health reported
new cases of chickenpox in the village of Hayanist in Ararat province.
The first 12 cases were reported in this village back in January.
Three of the children were aged 3-5, another three were from 18 to 20.
The rest of the sick were school-age children. Seven more cases were
registered in March, including thee schoolchildren.
The ministry said the results of a weekly monitoring of the situation
show a decrease in the number of cases compared with the same period
of 2014.
Chickenpox, also known as varicella is a highly contagious disease
resulting in a characteristic skin rash that forms small blisters.-0-
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YEREVAN, March 12. / ARKA /. Armenia's ministry of health reported
new cases of chickenpox in the village of Hayanist in Ararat province.
The first 12 cases were reported in this village back in January.
Three of the children were aged 3-5, another three were from 18 to 20.
The rest of the sick were school-age children. Seven more cases were
registered in March, including thee schoolchildren.
The ministry said the results of a weekly monitoring of the situation
show a decrease in the number of cases compared with the same period
of 2014.
Chickenpox, also known as varicella is a highly contagious disease
resulting in a characteristic skin rash that forms small blisters.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/society/new_cases_of_chickenpox_reported_in_armenian_villa ge/#sthash.lsqO2aaW.dpuf