A MUM thought her young daughter was just tired from playing, only to later discover she was having a stroke. “When the ...

Caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox – Shingles is an extremely painful condition that ...

The symptoms are typically rather vague at first: pain, itching, fatigue. Might it be shingles? Dr Kerstin Lommel, chief ...

Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash ...

Chickenpox is a very contagious rash that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The chickenpox vaccine was made available in the US in 1995, and today, most people get vaccinated ...

But mpox is caused by a virus similar to smallpox, while a type of herpesvirus causes chickenpox. While they share similar ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious disease caused by the Herpes varicella virus. After an incubation period of 14 to 21 days the illness starts with fever and generally feeling unwell.

A GP has taken to social media to share how the same virus that causes chickenpox can reappear in a much more painful form ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Shingrix vaccine, given in two doses, with the second dose ...

Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both illnesses. Shingles is due to a re-awakening of the person's 'own ...

Until now, most parents had to go privately and pay up to £200 to protect their child against the virus, which causes red itchy spots. Some would even host chickenpox parties to let their child ...

but this would require me to get the shingles vaccine because the chickenpox vaccine would cause me to have the dormant varicella-zoster virus as if I’d actually had chickenpox. I understand the ...