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State witnessing spurt in chicken pox cases
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, May 9 ? Guwahati and many other areas of the State are witnessing a spurt in cases of chicken pox. Among those who have been affected are a large number of children.
Concerns about the disease stem from the fact that the infection is highly contagious and can spread without direct contact with a carrier. An airborne disease, it can spread through sneezing or coughing of an infected person apart from direct contact...
State witnessing spurt in chicken pox cases
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, May 9 ? Guwahati and many other areas of the State are witnessing a spurt in cases of chicken pox. Among those who have been affected are a large number of children.
Concerns about the disease stem from the fact that the infection is highly contagious and can spread without direct contact with a carrier. An airborne disease, it can spread through sneezing or coughing of an infected person apart from direct contact...