This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

The New York City doc warned against a practice that’s rumored to have picked up in Texas, where nearly 200 cases of measles ...

On its website, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says plum pox virus (PPV) can "drastically reduce" yields of plants including peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, cherries and almonds.

Cork doctor Niamh Lynch has warned about a childhood virus doing the rounds 'hated more than RSV', warning that adenovirus ...

Measles symptoms usually appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, cough, runny ...

DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to ...

Cases of the common childhood infection can soar between March and May and there's one symptom many would not recognise ...

This virus causes chicken pox and, in later life, shingles. So using the same 3D bioengineered brain model the researchers looked at whether VZV infection influences brain cells already seeded ...

Similar to the concept of a “Pox Party,” a measles party brings a group of children together to intentionally expose them to ...

Penn State University has confirmed three cases of chicken pox on its main campus in State College. Students and staff who were in Mifflin Hall between Feb. 17 and 24 or in the Thomas Building on Feb.

The first known outbreak of the virus in Scotland was in 2007 near Lockerbie, Dumfries, and Galloway, and in spring last year, the first death from squirrel pox of a red squirrel north of the ...

Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since ...