varicela

Question

What is the English word for this disease? My Spanish teacher said he had this disease as a child and that the high temperatures he had affected his vision. He said it was not chicken pox or measles.

Answer 1

varicela (f)
n. varicella, chicken pox disease (Medicine)
Chickenpox is a disease that comes from the Varicella virus.

Answer 2

varicela is chicken pox according to collins dictionary.