The Cincinnati Health Department is urging the public to take proactive steps after a recent cluster of chickenpox cases in the community.The health department said there are currently four cases in ...

STATE COLLEGE — Three cases of chickenpox have been confirmed at Penn State's main campus according to University Health Services. According to a release from campus health officials, members of the ...

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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 reported ...

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage. A Loyola University Medical ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chickenpox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

Measles typically lasts longer than chickenpox and can cause other symptoms, including a high fever, runny nose, and inflamed eyes. Chickenpox can also cause a fever, headache, and fatigue. Chickenpox ...

Chickenpox used to be a common infection in the United States. For example, in the 1990s, about 4 million people got chickenpox every year, and more than 10,000 people experienced hospitalization. In ...

The varicella vaccine is highly effective and decreases chickenpox cases significantly. Chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before you develop a rash and until all blisters crust over. If untreated, ...

Chickenpox is highly contagious, with the NHS recommending anyone who has it stay home until the spots form a scab. Chickenpox can be dangerous for those who are vulnerable, such as newborns, anyone ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. deaths from chickenpox dropped to the lowest level ever after a vaccine to prevent the childhood disease was introduced in 1995, a study shows. In the five years before the vaccine, ...