Itchy blisters, fever and headache are some common chicken pox symptoms. Help your child through this difficult time and find out how to offer relief and comfort.

However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), never really leaves the body. Instead, it lies dormant in the nervous system for ...

If you/your child were present in the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) on January 24 and/or January 25, you may have been exposed to chickenpox (varicella). A ...

I would slather him in Calamine lotion after an oatmeal bath but the itchiness ... send their children over to “visit” for a few minutes, exposing them to the chicken pox, just to “get it over with.” ...

When the world was running scared about the monkey-pox virus in 2022, I asked the University of Houston college students I was teaching if they had heard of chickenpox. They stared at me blankly.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes a skin rash, starting with red bumps and progressing to blisters and scabs. It may also cause symptoms such as fever, headache, and ...