This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

When the owner of an indoor play center found out that parents were hosting a chickenpox party at the play center, she was ...

DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to ...

The owner of a children's indoor activity centre has described a secret plan to arrange a "chickenpox party" at her venue as ...

THE HSE has alerted the public to the symptoms of a common infectious disease that can be “dangerous” for pregnant women and ...

The New York City doc warned against a practice that’s rumored to have picked up in Texas, where nearly 200 cases of measles ...

The U.S. measles outbreak so far has claimed the life of one child, and infected at least 222 people, 33 of whom were ...

The main symptom of chickenpox is an itchy, spotty rash that can be anywhere on the body. Chickenpox happens in three stages, ...

Historically, some parents arranged ‘chickenpox parties’ to intentionally expose their unvaccinated children to a child with chickenpox in the hope that they would get the disease. But experts ...

You might’ve seen that a soft play manager recently condemned a parent’s private plans to host a chickenpox party at her ...