For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

You can catch chickenpox through direct contact with an infected person or by breathing in droplets from their sneezes or ...

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

Contrary to common belief, chickenpox does not affect only children. Adults who have neither been vaccinated nor previously ...

The students live off campus and are required to isolate for three weeks after exposure, the Boston Public Health Commission ...

A pharmacist is urging the public to be on alert for shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

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 ...

The students are “are being treated for the disease and are taking all necessary precautions,” including isolation, the ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A school district in Lake County has alerted the community that they are monitoring what could become an ‘outbreak’ of chickenpox. According to the Madison Local ...