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

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

A NEW strain of the mpox virus has been detected in the UK, and now an expert has warned not to confuse the symptoms with ...

By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

The Frederick biotechnology company BioFactura has announced $7.8 million in new contract activations to study a treatment for a potential smallpox outbreak. The company has gotten contract option ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

Chickenpox affects 30 in Khajuripada, Gajapati. Three women critical. Medical response by ASHA workers and district team ...

The trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in partnership with Emergent BioSolutions.

Beyond that, there was only prayer. The cause of each disease was different. Smallpox is a highly contagious viral disease spread by human contact. Vaccination can prevent it but can’t treat it ...