The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

The infection—which can trigger a painful, blistering rash—is caused by the chickenpox virus. Here’s how you can get it and how to prevent it. A colorized transmission electron micrograph of the ...

Chickenpox in adults is rare -- and often severe. Patsy Mink, a 74-year-old congresswoman from Hawaii, died last month of viral pneumonia brought on by chickenpox. This unusual turn of events is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get ...

Chickenpox in adults may be more severe and more dangerous to health than in children. Moreover, chickenpox in adults may be more severe and more dangerous to health than in children. Therefore, its ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...

Kentucky’s largest city is seeing a “spike” in probable and confirmed cases of the highly contagious chickenpox, all of which have been in unvaccinated people or in babies too young to be inoculated, ...

Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some ...

Buncombe County encourages chickenpox vaccine after uptick in cases in schools with low vaccination rates. Here's the latest ...

The Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed one case of chickenpox at Waynesville Middle School, according to a ...

Most of the time the fever fades, the rash disappears and life goes on. But occasionally an infection leaves an imprint that only becomes visible later, and that idea has now caught the attention of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the ...