Affiliations 

  • 1 C. L. TENG (MFamMed). Lecturer Department of Primary Care Medicine Faculty of Medicine University Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Family Physician, 1996;9(3):23-24.

Abstract

This article chronicles the popular health beliefs of the Malays and Chinese regarding chickenpox, as seen through the eyes of a doctor. The interplay of several factors, namely, a marriage of two major cultures, chickenpox in pregnancy, concurrence of two major festivals make this a unique study in medical socio-anthropology.