Chickenpox sends 3,000 to the hospital each year in France

Each year, there are approximately 700,000 varicella cases (more than 90% are under 10 years old), approximately 3,000 hospitalizations (25% are over 10 years old) and 20 deaths (70% are over 10 years old), according to Santi(C) publique France (computer translated). This data reflects the frequent and unusually severe nature of the disease in childhood but ["]

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