Health authorities stepped up surveillance after more than 800 chickenpox cases were reported across Tamil Nadu in the past two months.

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 ...

Most people have a virus hiding in their cells. It’s probably been there for years, and it could reactivate anytime. This virus, varicella-zoster, causes both chickenpox and shingles, a painful rash ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Different kinds of skin rashes include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and ...

Chennai: With more than 800 chickenpox cases reported over the last two months across the state, particularly among children ...

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage. A Loyola University Medical ...

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...