The Hawaii Department of Health reports the community outbreak of chickenpox on Kauai has expanded, raising concerns the highly contagious disease will continue to spread.

Four Northeastern University graduate students were recently diagnosed with chickenpox, the university announced Tuesday. The graduate students, living off-campus, “are isolating and being treated for ...

Everyday illness is a normal part of childhood and it’s absolutely natural for your little one to pick up some kind of stomach bug or virus; this also includes chickenpox. Medically known as varicella ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicken pox can spread quickly in people who aren't vaccinated. (Illustration: Liliana Penagos; Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration ...

EMERGENCY VEHICLES. LOUISVILLE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE SEEING A CONCERNING SPIKE IN CHICKEN POX CASES. THERE HAVE BEEN 14 REPORTED CASES THIS YEAR, WITH SEVEN REPORTED IN NOVEMBER. OFFICIALS SAY ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian University has announced a case of varicella better known as chickenpox, but didn't release whether it was a student, staff or faculty member. "The university has ...

Officials said the five cases involve four students at Kilauea Elementary School and one household member. They said that all five were not vaccinated against chickenpox. The DOH recommends community ...

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 ...

Young children will now be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine vaccinations via the NHS. The MMR vaccine, which protects against measles ...

The Hawaii Department of Health said it is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox at Kilauea Elementary School on Kauai. To date, five cases have been reported among four students and one household ...

FARGO - Laura Eidem thought shingles was something that only elderly people had to worry about. Then the skin on the left side of her face started to feel tingly and sensitive and a rash appeared on ...