Chickenpox is an extremely contagious disease, caused by the varicella zoster virus. It has never been on the UK routine vaccination schedule, commonly being seen as a childhood ‘rite of passage’ that ...

The shingles vaccine can help you avoid an outbreak of shingles, but research says it may also be able to protect you against ...

Chickenpox used to be very common in the United States. In the early 1990s, an average of 4 million people got chickenpox, 10,500 to 13,000 were hospitalized, and 100 to 150 died each year.

The chickenpox vaccine is a twofer: Not only are kids protected against the first disease, they're also at lower risk of developing shingles in childhood, according to a large, new multiyear study.

Symptoms of chickenpox include an itchy, blistery rash, tiredness and fever. Two doses of the chickenpox vaccine is more than 90 percent effective at preventing chickenpox, the CDC says.

Walters never had chickenpox as a child, Goldberg said. USA TODAY talks with David Nace, a physician in the geriatric division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (not involved in ...

To identify chickenpox rates, the researchers turned to an unconventional source: Google Trends. The search engine has actually successfully been used by researchers before to estimate and examine ...

Chickenpox is a herpes virus, which, like the kind that affects your lips and nether regions, sits latent inside your cells after an initial infection until something causes it to flare up again.

Chickenpox Outbreak at North Carolina School with High Anti-Vaccination Rate Leaves Dozens Sick A school in Asheville, North Carolina, has been inundated with dozens of cases of the chickenpox ...

A person with chickenpox can develop as many as 500 blisters, the agency says. People who have had chickenpox are at risk of contracting shingles, a viral infection that can lead to vision loss ...

The infection is common and about 1 in 3 people get shingles in their lifetime. It's caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, so if you've had chickenpox, you're at risk to develop shingles.

Parents fearful of vaccinations are being warned by a federal prosecutor that making a deal with a stranger who promises to mail them lollipops licked by children with chickenpox isn't just a bad ...