DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to the virus to ‘get it over with’ – ...

Your son is infectious from 24 hours before the first spots appear and until all the spots are covered with scabs, which usually ... Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult ...

Chickenpox can be dangerous 🐔 ...

The Classical Academy says its central campus is in outbreak status due to at least three students with chickenpox.

Cases of the common childhood infection can soar between March and May and there's one symptom many would not recognise ...

Chickenpox is known for its telltale itchy, spotty rash that blisters and scabs over. But before these spots appear, the virus can also cause a high temperature, aches and pains, and loss of appetite.

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