A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

We usually think of COVID-19 as a viral illness that causes respiratory symptoms, like congestion, sore throat and a cough. But, like a surprising amount of other viruses, the coronavirus can also ...

Spreading its tentacles far and wide, chickenpox virus has affected at least 30 people including 10 children at Khajuripada ...

Chickenpox affects 30 in Khajuripada, Gajapati. Three women critical. Medical response by ASHA workers and district team ...

The directive comes in response to rising numbers of mumps and chickenpox cases, coupled with spread of flu. Two incidents of ...

Rozalia Russian has revealed how she had her Melbourne Cup Carnival experience ruined after contracting a painful viral infection shortly before the big race.

A total of 87 cases were reported during 22 outbreak events at International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) or ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Also called ‘herpes zoster’, shingles occurs when the varicella zoster virus causing childhood chickenpox re-emerges from sensory ganglion nervous system cells where the virus lies dormant after ...

Chickenpox is a highly infectious disease that usually occurs during childhood. By adulthood, more than 90% of Americans have had chickenpox. Since the mid-1990s, most children have been vaccinated ...

There are significant discrepancies in the alleged water supply interruption at the same addresses, and claims regarding oily hair, chickenpox, Alzheimer’s disease and flowers not being as ...

New research into the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles is showing a link between the virus and dementia. Megan Molteni, science writer at STAT, joins us to discuss.