Which of the following is true of chicken pox –
Correct Answer: Virus not found in scab
Description: The fluid of vesicle of chickenpox contains virus during the first 3 days of illness, but scab is no infective.
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Option b
VZV does not grow in an experimental animal or chick embryo.
It can be grown in tissue culture cell lines → Human fibroblast, HeLa cells, Vero cells.
Option c
VZV is a DNA virus.
Option d
VZV can cross the placenta and infect the fetus.
The baby may develop two types of complications depending on the period of gestation:-
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