The NHS has introduced routine chickenpox vaccination using the combined MMRV jab, protecting young children from varicella ...

The NHS is introducing a combined MMRV vaccine to protect children against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox, with ...

The NHS explain s that the rash of spots on your child's body can take on a variety of colours (pink, red, or darker than the ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be ...

About 1 in 3 people in the United States will get shingles at some point. Shingles are more common in people aged 60 and older. People who have had chickenpox can develop shingles later in life. Each ...

An increase in chickenpox cases has been reported among children in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, spreading easily in ...

A new strain of the dangerous M-pox disease has been identified by scientists in the UK, according to a statement from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A "new recombinant mpox virus", featuring ...

Public health officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are seeing an uptick in cases of chickenpox among children from infants to teens.Symptoms of chickenpox include an itchy rash that becomes ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Health officials are warning that visitors to the Ithaca Science Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., may have been exposed to the chickenpox virus.