The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Public health officials in Kentucky say Varicella, commonly known as chicken pox, is a highly contagious viral illness, still here and still preventable, known for its ...

An increase in chickenpox cases has been reported among children in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, spreading easily in ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended an update to the product information of the varicella (chickenpox) vaccines Varilrix and ...

Being covered in itchy red bumps isnt anybody's idea of a good time. Even though the chickenpox vaccine has reduced cases by nearly 90 percent since it was introduced, its still possible to get this ...

Thanks to the vaccination program that began in 1995, chickenpox is now relatively rare. Cases of the miserable, itchy condition have fallen more than 97 percent. But, while children have largely put ...

ATHENS, Ga. — A new molecule could get rid of the itch that comes along with shingles and chickenpox, according to a University of Georgia news release. Two UGA researchers have created a new molecule ...

Young children will now be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine vaccinations via the NHS. The MMR vaccine, which protects against measles ...

Most rashes in babies and young children are being wrongly labelled as chickenpox (‘mata’), leading to unnecessary panic and ...

Nearly all the patients affected by an ongoing chickenpox outbreak in New York City are unvaccinated, according to a report published Thursday. The outbreak was first identified by city health ...