Informative Speech On Chickenpox

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Imagine waking up one morning and having blisters all over your body and every one was the worst itch you’ve ever had. That’s what having chickenpox is like. Before there was a vaccine, chickenpox caused about 4 million people to get sick, more than 10,500 hospitalizations, and about 100 to 150 deaths each

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