Politifact

Can the chickenpox vaccine cause shingles? We answer questions about the infections and protection

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...
WLWT

Cincinnati Health Department raising awareness about cluster of chickenpox in area

The Cincinnati Health Department is urging the public to take proactive steps after a recent cluster of chickenpox cases in the community.The health department said there are currently four cases in ...
KSAT

Measles, rubella and chickenpox: The differences between the highly contagious viruses

FILE - A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File ...
Poynter

A viral claim about chickenpox vaccines is spreading. Here’s what the evidence says.

Most people have a virus hiding in their cells. It’s probably been there for years, and it could reactivate anytime. This virus, varicella-zoster, causes both chickenpox and shingles, a painful rash ...
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Have Questions About the Chickenpox Vaccine for Your Baby? Here's What to Know

Many people think chickenpox isn’t that serious, but the disease can actually be life-threatening. Chickenpox caused more than 10,000 hospitalizations and up to 150 deaths every year before the ...
WDRB

Louisville's health department reports spike in chickenpox cases

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's health department officials are seeing a spike in chickenpox cases. So far, 14 cases have been reported this year, with seven in November alone. All cases were ...
Yahoo

PSU confirms three cases of chickenpox at University Park campus

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STATE COLLEGE — Three cases of chickenpox have been confirmed at Penn State's main campus according to University Health Services.
KITV

Kauai chickenpox outbreak at Kilauea Elementary School infects 5

KILAUEA, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a chickenpox outbreak on Kauai at Kilauea Elementary School with five unvaccinated cases reported. DOH advised ...
News Medical

Chickenpox virus can cause strokes in patients with compromised immune systems

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage. A Loyola University Medical ...
Medical Xpress

Chickenpox: Why the UK has approved the MMRV vaccine in under-fours but the US is preparing to restrict it

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...
Houston Chronicle

Chickenpox deaths wane as vaccine use increases

WASHINGTON - U.S. deaths from chickenpox dropped to the lowest level ever after a vaccine to prevent the childhood disease was introduced in 1995, a study shows. In the five years before the vaccine, ...