Shingles, a painful, blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, affects about 1 in 3 people in their ...

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 ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease. You or your child may be at risk if you have never had chickenpox or gotten the vaccine. Chickenpox causes a blisterlike rash, itching, tiredness and fever. This ...

An increase in chickenpox cases has been reported among children in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, spreading easily in ...

But anyone who has cared for a miserable child covered in painful blisters or unable to sleep because of the relentless ...