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

Chickenpox is “a very contagious disease that’s caused by varicella zoster virus. It can spread when you touch or breathe in droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze or when you touch their ...

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

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The Classical Academy says its central campus is in outbreak status due to at least three students with chickenpox.

DOCTORS are warning parents that 'chickenpox parties' are never a good idea. The gatherings - which aim to expose children to the virus to 'get it over with' - put kids at risk of "serious ...

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Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease with itchy blisters that spread over the entire body. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says someone with chickenpox may have as many as 500 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chickenpox is very contagious, and usually lasts from four to seven days. Up to 90 percent of people who are not immune and who are in ...

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, according to KOAA.

Jane Coulson, the owner of Play World in Gainsborough, told the BBC: "Someone deliberately bringing in something like chickenpox is very selfish "If you want to have a chickenpox party ...