DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to ...

No less than three dozen viral diseases have "pox" in their names, the most familiar of which are chickenpox, smallpox, and ...

More cases from the Penn State outbreak may be found, as the incubation period of chickenpox is more than two weeks. The CDC ...

Different types of skin rashes include those caused by allergic reactions, infections, insect bites, or health conditions. Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be ...

His present rash of spots on his face is unlikely to be chickenpox. It is more likely that his rash is due to another cause such as: Impetigo - this is a bacterial skin infection. It is itchy and ...

Cases of the common childhood infection can soar between March and May and there's one symptom many would not recognise ...

Once the virus is reactivated it does not cause typical chickenpox but instead causes a rash which tracks along the same area of skin supplied by one of the nerve roots in her spinal cord.

Many people think chickenpox isn’t that serious, but the disease can actually be life-threatening. Chickenpox caused more than 10,000 hospitalizations and up to 150 deaths every year before the ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week he would send Texas 2,000 doses of the measles, mumps and rubella ...

She added: “Infection with chickenpox can be serious. Complications of chickenpox include skin, brain, and lung infections and problems during pregnancy. When people get infected with chickenpox ...

“You simply can’t predict who will develop complications like pneumonia, skin infections, or even brain inflammation [known as encephalitis]. "A ‘chickenpox party’ might spread the virus ...