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How did chicken pox get its name?

How did chicken pox get its name?

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    Quoted from original source: http://www.parentsoup.com/experts/ped/qas/0,,167352_417015,00.html When chicken pox was first described, it was noted that the pox lesions looked more like they were placed upon the skin rather than being a part of the skin themselves. In fact, people long ago felt they looked like chick peas placed upon the skin. The Latin word for chick peas is cicer which is the original word that chicken pox got its name. So you see, chicken pox has nothing to do with chickens, but the red bumps you have on your body were once thought to look like the vegetable called chick peas. I hope you feel better soon.

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If your wondering how chicken pox got its name its this. The pox just looks like what would to you if a chicken bites you.

bushy100

I have heard somewhere that the name "chickenpox" have come to because of what they look like, a plucked chicken. But i am almost positive that is just folklore.

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