Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks ...

The chickenpox vaccine should be introduced on the NHS for children, scientists advising the government have recommended. The ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — According to medical officials, 406 Clark County residents were diagnosed with whooping cough in ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious ... the illness starts with fever and generally feeling unwell. Younger children may skip this stage and start with a rash. Older children and adults ...

Three schools have been impacted by chickenpox outbreaks. The majority of whooping cough and chickenpox cases are among ...

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health ...

In Thrikkakara, 10 students were infected with mumps this month. Meanwhile, 15 cases of chickenpox have been reported in the ...

These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

A NEW strain of the mpox virus has been detected in the UK, and now an expert has warned not to confuse the symptoms with chickenpox. Three people in the UK have been found to be infected with the ...

Chickenpox affects 30 in Khajuripada, Gajapati. Three women critical. Medical response by ASHA workers and district team ...