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* In the late 800'’s early 900's AD, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, recorded some of the first known information on chickenpox and noted the differences between [[measles]] and [[smallpox]]. <ref name="Weller1996">{{cite journal|last1=Weller|first1=T. H.|title=Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview|journal=Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=174|issue=Supplement 3|year=1996|pages=S306–S309|issn=0022-1899|doi=10.1093/infdis/174.Supplement_3.S306}}</ref> | * In the late 800'’s early 900's AD, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, recorded some of the first known information on chickenpox and noted the differences between [[measles]] and [[smallpox]]. <ref name="Weller1996">{{cite journal|last1=Weller|first1=T. H.|title=Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview|journal=Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=174|issue=Supplement 3|year=1996|pages=S306–S309|issn=0022-1899|doi=10.1093/infdis/174.Supplement_3.S306}}</ref> | ||
* [[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] (Chickenpox) | * In the mid 1500s[[Giovanni Filippo]], an Italian anatomist, described [[Varicella]] (Chickenpox). | ||
* [[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician | * In 1600s,[[Richard Morton (physician)|Richard Morton]], an English physician described Chickenpox as a mild form of [[Smallpox]]. | ||
* In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[Chickenpox]] from Smallpox. | * In 1767, [[William Heberden]] from England, differentiated [[Chickenpox]] from Smallpox. | ||
* | * In 1974, The live attenuated vaccine for Chickenpox developed. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Chickenpox was first described by Razi, an Iranian physician. In mid 1500s Giovanni Filippo, described it in more details. The live attenuated vaccine for Chickenpox was introduced in 1974.
Historical Perspective
- In the late 800'’s early 900's AD, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi, also known as Razi, recorded some of the first known information on chickenpox and noted the differences between measles and smallpox. [1]
- In the mid 1500sGiovanni Filippo, an Italian anatomist, described Varicella (Chickenpox).
- In 1600s,Richard Morton, an English physician described Chickenpox as a mild form of Smallpox.
- In 1767, William Heberden from England, differentiated Chickenpox from Smallpox.
- In 1974, The live attenuated vaccine for Chickenpox developed.
References
- ↑ Weller, T. H. (1996). "Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview". Journal of Infectious Diseases. 174 (Supplement 3): S306–S309. doi:10.1093/infdis/174.Supplement_3.S306. ISSN 0022-1899.