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 ...

“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 ...

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.

This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and ... VZV is the causative agent of varicella or chickenpox, which is an acute, highly contagious disease ...

The university has reported chickenpox exposures in the past ... inhalation of aerosols from vesicular fluid of skin lesions of acute varicella or zoster (the fluid from the rash blisters ...

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

At least three students are confirmed to have chickenpox after an outbreak at The Classical Academy's central campus, ...