“Someone deliberately bringing in something like chickenpox is very selfish,” she told the BBC, adding she was particularly worried because children with lowered immune systems visit Play World. “I ...

The chickenpox vaccine protects against the highly contagious varicella-zoster virus, which results in a rash and potentially ...

DOCTORS are warning parents that 'chickenpox parties' are never a good idea. The gatherings - which aim to expose children to the virus to 'get it over with' - put kids at risk of "serious ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious ... the illness starts with fever and generally feeling unwell. Younger children may skip this stage and start with a rash. Older children and adults ...

The Classical Academy says its central campus is in outbreak status due to at least three students with chickenpox.

The owner of a children's indoor activity centre has described a secret plan to arrange a "chickenpox party" at her venue as "shocking and selfish". Jane Coulson, who owns Play World in Gainsborough, ...

Historically, some parents arranged ‘chickenpox parties’ to intentionally expose their unvaccinated children to a child with chickenpox in the hope that they would get the disease. But experts ...

Cases of the common childhood infection can soar between March and May and there's one symptom many would not recognise ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infection that commonly affects children. It usually gets better on its own after one to two weeks, but for newborns, anyone who is pregnant or those with ...

ALLOWS THEM TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES. TRIBE CLINICAL RESEARCH IN GREENVILLE HAS LAUNCHED WHAT IT CALLS A CHICKEN POX IMMUNITY TRIAL. IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN AGES 12 TO 15 MONTHS OLD. IT’S ONE DOSE ...

Article continues below But chickenpox has a lesser-known symptom which can present a day or two before any rash appears. That symptom is irritability. A child with chickenpox will develop a rash ...