For people in certain high-risk scenarios, not having immunity to these diseases can be serious. Here’s what experts want you ...

A TODDLER was left screaming in pain after a brush with “Britain’s most dangerous plant” had him covered with blisters so bad ...

The main symptoms of chickenpox are spots that are itchy which can be found anywhere on the body, as well as a high ...

Chickenpox in adults may be more severe and more dangerous to health than in children. Moreover, chickenpox in adults may be ...

The varicella-zoster virus, also known as chickenpox. Courtesy photo by CDC. An alert that a case of chickenpox was confirmed in campus on Feb. 17 caused a mild alarm around TCU with students ...

Prevention is key. Measles can be dangerous, but that’s especially true for unvaccinated children, pregnant women as well as ...

Dr. A. A. Weech, of the Johns Hopkins University, has found that the serum taken from the blood of those who have recovered from chicken pox, if injected into susceptible children, seems to ...

I also almost died from catching chicken pox in my early 20's, so that may have been a factor. I'm still going to get my second one. No question in my mind at all, really, for the simple reason of ...

Nine out of ten people are infected with chickenpox during their life, usually in childhood. It is so contagious that, if one child in a class or family gets it, chances are that the others will ...

"Measles is much more serious than the chickenpox," Farber tells PEOPLE. "A significant number will have a complication requiring hospitalization." Getty Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. has ...