When most people think of chickenpox, they picture itchy red blisters on kids missing school. But here’s the surprising part: adults can get chickenpox too, and it tends to hit them much harder.

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

Learn about shingles, a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Early treatment and vaccination are crucial for ...

A Vancouver father is calling on parents to vaccinate their children for chickenpox after his son nearly died from the disease while his immune system was compromised during chemotherapy. Jason Lawson ...

Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause eye inflammation, study finds The varicella zoster virus vaccine is the best way to protect against chickenpox and shingles, but recent research from the ...

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...

According to the April 15 letter sent to parents of possibly exposed children, one student was diagnosed with chickenpox.