Keeping Kids Healthy: Chicken Pox - Out Out, Darn Spot!

Despite its image as a benign disease, chicken pox can harm and even kill children, and parents need to understand what to do to protect their kids. A great deal has changed for the better when it comes to chicken pox, including a vaccine, but you have to act to take advantage of it! Join one family who suffered through four cases of chicken pox, and the experts who will review the advances available to prevent and treat this disease.

Guests:

Nathan Litman, MD - Albert Einstein College of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert * Teresa Gori - Mother of 5 children * Rachel Gori - 9-year-old who had chickenpox

Resources:

National Immunization Hotline 1-800-232-2522 1-800-232-0233 www.cdc.gov/nip

National Center for Health Statistics www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/chicken.?htm

NY State Department of Health -- for information on chickenpox www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/?consumer/chickenp.htm

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