Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...

I didn’t have chicken pox as a child but did have it when I was 38 years old. I had red spots but no blisters or itching. I ...

Shingles is a painful viral infection that can affect anyone who has had chickenpox, not just older adults.

Myth: Chickenpox is always a mild disease. Fact: One of the most dangerous myths is that chickenpox is always a mild ...

Being covered in itchy red bumps isnt anybody's idea of a good time. Even though the chickenpox vaccine has reduced cases by nearly 90 percent since it was introduced, its still possible to get this ...