One case of chicken pox has been confirmed in Winnetka. Cook County Dept. of Public Health urges parents to watch for ...
Health officials in Collin County have issued an alert after a rise in chickenpox cases, raising concerns that the virus ...
A growing body of evidence suggests the vaccine may also lower risk of stroke and heart attack ...
Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.
Chickenpox, also called varicella, mostly affects children. But you can still get it as an adult if you’re exposed to the varicella-zoster virus and you don’t already have immunity from the chickenpox ...
In some cases, delaying the age children get an infection for the first time is beneficial, such as for RSV, the cause of bronchiolitis. For others, earlier infection or vaccination (such as for ...
Anna Martin, 31, from Chesterfield says she caught chickenpox during pregnancy which doctors repeatedly dismissed as 'just a virus' - her daughter Genevieve was born with congenital varicella syndrome ...
A judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration "disregarded" scientific methods historically used to make vaccine decisions ...
Every week has brought new developments, new hearings, new appointments, and new announcements in the world of vaccine policy ...
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Varicella’s hidden phase inside the body

A deep dive into the Varicella-Zoster virus, which remains dormant in the nervous system for decades after chickenpox before ...