At least 300 measles cases have been reported across the U.S. in the past year, with outbreaks in 14 states, and public ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious disease caused by the Herpes varicella virus ... children may skip this stage and start with a rash. Older children and adults tend to be more unwell ...

Prof Joseph noted: “The varicella zoster virus can also lead to long-term issues like shingles later in life." Shingles is a tingling, painful rash caused by the same virus as chickenpox.

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

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

The university has reported chickenpox exposures in the ... from vesicular fluid of skin lesions of acute varicella or zoster (the fluid from the rash blisters); and possible through infected ...

The chickenpox vaccine protects against the highly contagious varicella-zoster virus, which results in a rash and potentially ...

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The rash generally appears three to five ... it typically results in mild symptoms. The varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox, and it primarily spreads through close contact with an infected ...