This color-enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) shows the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a virus in the Herpesviridae family that causes chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes ...

At present 40 per cent of congenital deafness is inexplicable. The effect of rubella on the frequency of congenital deafness was studied five years after an epidemic of rubella in an island ...

In Germany, efforts to reform current legislation governing access to termination of pregnancy (TOP) have recently gained momentum. In 2023, the German Federal Government appointed a ‘Commission on ...

Two doses are about 97% effective against measles. Children can receive the MMRV vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, which also prevents chickenpox. Getting vaccinated is ...

"The combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine can be used for children aged 12 months through 12 years," advised the CDC. "CDC recommends children get 2 doses of MMR vaccine.

About 93.7% of Colorado children have the MMR vaccination, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. That’s below the goal threshold of 95% for community immunity.

Varicella vaccine is not required if there is a history of varicella disease documented by the health care provider. Can I get a copy of my immunization records online in Florida? Parents ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

The vaccine offers protection against the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. While anyone who has had chicken pox still has the virus in their system, flareups in ...

A vaccine for shingles could protect against dementia according to a new study that took advantage of a quirk in Wales' vaccine rollout scheme. Testing such a theory is challenging, but a team led by ...

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, varicella-zoster. The virus stays dormant in the nerve cells of people who get chicken pox as children, and then re-emerges as folks ...