The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

Health officials are warning that visitors to the Ithaca Science Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., may ...

Wondering how long it takes to recover from chickenpox Read ahead to know as an expert explains each stage from first symptoms to full healing and what care really helps ...

The varicella vaccine is highly effective and decreases chickenpox cases significantly. Chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before you develop a rash and until all blisters crust over. If untreated, ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infection that often impacts children. It is easily identified by an itchy, spotty, rash, however, that can also be the symptom of many other common conditions in ...

Childhood chicken pox can return later in life as a painful rash called shingles. In those over 60, a vaccine prevents the rash, but it is not recommended for those who are younger. Eleven years ago, ...

Chickenpox cases have increased among unvaccinated school-age children this year in Montana and Yellowstone County, according to the state Department of Public Health and Human Services. At least half ...

An alert that a case of chickenpox was confirmed in campus on Feb. 17 caused a mild alarm around TCU with students worrying if they would be infected, a university official confirmed to the ...

Shingles occurs most often in adults. The reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox, leads to the development of this rash. After a person has had chickenpox, the virus ...