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’ – ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Common types of skin rashes include dermatitis, allergies, insect bites, ...

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 ...

Once the virus is reactivated it does not cause typical chickenpox but instead causes a rash which tracks along the same area of skin supplied ... last several weeks after the rash has faded.

After a person has had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant ... Among the early possible signs of shingles are pain in an area of your skin, tiredness, sensitivity to touch, and fever.

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

El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) said reports of chickenpox have been received from The Classical Academy and officials ...

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

“The virus can be spread from person to person by direct contact, inhalation of aerosols from vesicular fluid of skin lesions of acute varicella or zoster (the fluid from the rash blisters); and ...

At least three students are confirmed to have chickenpox after an outbreak at The Classical Academy's central campus, ...

The caution comes after the owner of a ... complications like pneumonia, skin infections, or even brain inflammation [known as encephalitis]. "A ‘chickenpox party’ might spread the virus ...