Isolated chickenpox cases are being observed, with a potential rise expected during school vacations, despite mass ...

A study of more than one million people found the shingles vaccine may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke for up to ...

According to the CDC, one-in-three, or an estimated 1 million people, will develop shingles each year in America.

Of the countries that do include chickenpox vaccination as part of routine immunizations, programs may have been disrupted due to COVID-19 or political instability. "This outbreak highlights the ...

“It usually takes one to three weeks for symptoms to appear after someone is exposed to the virus. These include fever and tiredness, a red, itchy skin rash that turns into small blisters, headaches ...

Lymph nodes are part of your lymphatic system ... affects children from preschool age to mid-teens. Share on Pinterest Chickenpox can cause a rash on the body and face. Grook da oger, CC BY ...

Smallpox and chickenpox might seem similar. They both cause rashes and blisters. They both have “pox” in their names. But other than that, they’re completely different diseases. You really ...

GPs will not be expected to do any additional testing now chickenpox is a notifiable disease, UK public health officials have ...

The incidence of chickenpox has declined with widespread use of live-attenuated varicella vaccine in infants (Journal Watch Feb 22 2002). To assess the vaccine's effectiveness, researchers ...

The UK Health Security Agency has shared advice for parents who have children that may have had chickenpox recently. Chickenpox is a common infection that spreads easily and mostly affects children.