Chickenpox is a ‘vesicular’ rash, meaning it shows up as fluid-filled spots that burst.

A chickenpox outbreak has struck the Greenville Central Prison, leaving six inmates severely affected and raising fears of a potential rapid spread to all five cells housing the prison's ...

Chickenpox transmission: VZV is spread by contact with the rash or scabs, but it can also be passed by inhaling aerosolized ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes a skin rash, starting with red bumps and progressing to blisters and scabs. It may also cause symptoms such as fever, headache ...

You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 'staggering' 20-percent rise in measles cases globally in 2023 ...

Shingles is a painful rash which occurs in someone who has previously had chickenpox. Ever since your mother had chickenpox the Varicella Zoster virus which caused it has laid silently in the ...

Although they are caused by different types of viruses, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to those of chickenpox — and it can be tricky to tell between the two without a test. In Greece ...

Novo Medi Sciences, in collaboration with CRY and 150 paediatricians, launched a vaccination initiative for 300 ...

This virus also causes chickenpox, which most of us are exposed to as children. It is that chickenpox antibody – the VZV antibody – that puts a person at risk of shingles later. In Hong Kong ...