Chickenpox transmission: VZV is spread by contact with the rash or scabs, but it can also be passed by inhaling aerosolized ...

After a person has had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and can reactivate many years later as shingles. "Shingles usually occurs in people over the age of 50 or with a ...

You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

Chickenpox cases spiked in Louisville last month, city health officials said in a news release Friday. According to data from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Local health officials have expressed concern after seeing a spike in chickenpox cases this year, especially amongst children. So far in 2024, a total of 14 cases have been ...

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Although they are caused by different types of viruses, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to those of chickenpox — and it can be tricky to tell between the two without a test. In Greece ...

Catching chickenpox is something of a rite of passage for kids and most UK children will have caught it by the time they reach the age of 10. In most cases this highly contagious disease is mild, but ...

All children in the UK should be given a chickenpox vaccine at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the MMR jab as one shot, the NHS is advised. It will now be up to the government to decide ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Shingrix vaccine, given in two doses, with the second dose given two to six months after the first. People who get shingles can still ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's health department officials are seeing a spike in chickenpox cases. So far, 14 cases have been reported this year, with seven in November alone. All cases ...