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The Differences Between Varicella and Herpes
The word varicella might come from the diminutive form of variola, which is the word for small pox. Unlike many other herpes viruses, varicella is transmitted primarily via the respiratory root. So it seems to just boil down to the fact that even though we're talking about one single pathogen, we are talking about two completely different clinical diseases.