The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is warning of a potential chickenpox exposure at the Montreal Children’s Hospital ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

Chickenpox is a ‘vesicular’ rash, meaning it shows up as fluid-filled spots that burst.

A mum has warned parents to ‘think twice’ before deciding not to vaccinate their children after her son was left with ...

Chickenpox transmission: VZV is spread by contact with the rash or scabs, but it can also be passed by inhaling aerosolized ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes a skin rash, starting with red bumps and progressing to blisters and scabs. It may also cause symptoms such as fever, headache ...

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 ...

Shingles is a painful rash which occurs in someone who has previously had chickenpox. Ever since your mother had chickenpox the Varicella Zoster virus which caused it has laid silently in the ...

Although they are caused by different types of viruses, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to those of chickenpox — and it can be tricky to tell between the two without a test. In Greece ...

Novo Medi Sciences, in collaboration with CRY and 150 paediatricians, launched a vaccination initiative for 300 ...