Discover foods to avoid when you have chickenpox, and find comforting, bland options to soothe symptoms. Prioritize hydration ...

The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

Chickenpox is one of the childhood diseases. However, the smallpox virus is extremely contagious, so adults can also become infected with it. Moreover, chickenpox in adults may be more severe and more ...

You can't pass shingles directly to another person, but you can transmit the virus that causes shingles, which is the same virus behind chickenpox.

The infection—which can trigger a painful, blistering rash—is caused by the chickenpox virus. Here’s how you can get it and how to prevent it. A colorized transmission electron micrograph of the ...

The shingles vaccine also lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and death for patients over the age of 50, ...

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, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the ...