Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the ...

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 ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...

The birds themselves? Not a whole lot. Chickens don’t even get infected by the virus — varicella zoster, a member of the herpes family — that causes the rash. (They can however, get an infection with ...

Have you ever been invited to a chicken pox party? If so, please turn down the invitation and get the vaccine instead. The idea is not a new one: Get your child infected with the latest "childhood ...

There's an ancient Mexican spirit you need in your liquor cabinet. It's not mezcal or tequila. It's called pox. Here's what you need to know. Production can vary depending on the distillery, but pox ...

Is your child completely safe from chicken pox once he/she has received a single dose of the chicken pox vaccine? Unfortunately, the answer is ‘No.’ Some children still get infected despite taking the ...

Children who have been treated with steroids and are exposed to chicken pox tend to have a more severe case of the virus, according to pediatric oncologists at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of ...

A Chinese physician and a university microbiologist has suggested that a commonly grown herb known as neem (Azadirachta indica) can help in the recovery from chicken pox. A Chinese physician and a ...

State health officials are cracking down on parents who are organizing parties or buying tainted products in an attempt boost immunity In an apparent effort to boost their kids' immunity against the ...

At around 11:30 am on July 1, 2014, a scientist from the Food and Drug Administration went inside Room 3C16, a cold-storage area at the National Institutes of Health Labs in Bethesda, Maryland. The ...

Wildlife enthusiasts say they are relieved after a suspected case of squirrel pox was confirmed to be an alternative - although still fatal - disease. A red squirrel was spotted at Wooler Common, in ...