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

Millions of people could skip the GP queue this winter and get the advice and medication they need amid warnings of a ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She ...

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like ...

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

Housing remained the focus of the NDP on Tuesday, as leader Claudia Chender promised to create a compliance and enforcement ...

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

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit ...

GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers a common condition many people will have heard of – shingles. Shingles is an infection that causes a painful skin rash on one area of the body. It is caused by a virus ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...