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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to vaccinating children against the chickenpox virus, sooner may not be better, an analysis of a chickenpox outbreak at a Pennsylvania day care center ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella and become the MMRV jab. Chickenpox, ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox (varicella) at Kīlauea Elementary School on the ...

Hawaii health officials investigate chickenpox outbreak at Kauai school – Hawaii News, Health and Fitness | The Garden Island ...

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 ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...