By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Public health officials in Kentucky say Varicella, commonly known as chicken pox, is a highly contagious viral illness, still here and still preventable, known for its ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued an alert about a dramatic spike in chickenpox cases this year. CDPH said nearly 400 cases have been identified since January 1, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicken pox can spread quickly in people who aren't vaccinated. (Illustration: Liliana Penagos; Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration ...

England’s NHS will roll out a free chickenpox vaccine for all children from January next year, in a move that could save families millions in lost workdays while protecting thousands of children from ...

Most rashes in babies and young children are being wrongly labelled as chickenpox (‘mata’), leading to unnecessary panic and ...

The prevalence of chickenpox is increasing in Pune this season, with more patients than usual over the past month reported by ...

Seasonal change brings with itself a host of diseases. One such disease is chickenpox. It can occur at any time of the year, but are more common during late winter and early spring. Recently, Pune ...

Several dozen Spartanburg District Five students will remain at home through March 10 following a chickenpox outbreak at Wellford Academy of Science and Technology. The first case of chickenpox was ...

Health bosses hope the chickenpox vaccine will encourage parents to get their children immunised.