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Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

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

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 ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

Nearly one in three Americans will experience a painful and debilitating outbreak of shingles — a rash caused by the same virus that is responsible for chickenpox. Consumer Reports says there is ...

If chickenpox occurs in the first or early second trimester ... The virus can also reactivate as shingles, a painful rash that affects people later in life. What should you do if you are exposed ...