An eight-year-old girl has scabs and pus-filled vesicles on her face and throat. Three weeks earlier she had visited her grandmother, who had shingles. What infection does the eight -year-old have?

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The eight-year-old likely has chickenpox, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This virus also causes shingles, and the girl could have contracted chickenpox from her grandmother who had shingles.

An Eight-Year-Old Girl Has Scabs and Pus-Filled Vesicles on Her