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

Standard vaccinations include DTaP, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; polio; MMR, which protects ...

Clark County is experiencing an outbreak of whooping cough and chickenpox. Kids can miss a week of school, or more, if they get infected. It there is a chickenpox outbreak at ...

It was first approved in 1982 as a topical cream to treat cold sores. Oral tablets also became available; the Food and Drug ...

Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks ...

Three schools have been impacted by chickenpox outbreaks. The majority of whooping cough and chickenpox cases are among ...

Officials say that just in the first two months of the school year they reported that there were 168 whooping cough cases.

You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

Costco is recalling more food products with meat prompted by potential listeria contamination, the company recently announced. The move is part of a recent broader recall related to ready-to-eat ...

Customers should return the products to Costco for a full refund Some of the items are connected to a larger recall of BrucePac meat and chicken The items are potentially contaminated with ...

Chickenpox is a highly infectious disease that usually occurs during childhood. By adulthood, more than 90% of Americans have had chickenpox. Since the mid-1990s, most children have been vaccinated ...

Zaxbys, the Georgia-based fast-food franchise known for its southern fried chicken, is set to enter New Jersey for the first time. There are plans to open six locations across the state, with the ...