A fever followed by an itchy rash can leave parents wondering whether their child has chickenpox or another childhood infection. Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious viral ...

OVER 3,000 children were hospitalised with chickenpox last year, new figures have revealed. Chickenpox tends to be a mild ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It mainly affects children but can also occur in adults. Once someone contracts chickenpox, they usually become ...

Experts say children aged under 5 'bore the brunt' of the illness with those under one most likely to end up needing hospital ...

Last time, I wrote about how it started with a fever and led to a chickenpox diagnosis at the hospital.A few days have passed ...

The Hawaii Department of Health reports the community outbreak of chickenpox on Kauai has expanded, raising concerns the highly contagious disease will continue to spread. In addition to the five ...

Louisville health officials say they are seeing a concerning spike in chickenpox cases. They say there have been 14 reported cases just this year, with seven of them being reported in November.

Chickenpox causes a fever followed by an itchy rash with red spots turning into blisters and scabs The illness lasts about four to seven days and children remain contagious until all lesions crust ...

The Hawaii Department of Health reports the community outbreak of chickenpox on Kauai has expanded, raising concerns the highly contagious disease will continue to spread. In addition to the five ...