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

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

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

A Superdrug pharmacist is urging the public to be on high alert for an incredibly common illness this winter, particularly ...

"Shingles becomes more common with each decade past 50," she said. "This vaccine tends to be kind of rough, with high rates ...

Phil Nadeau, an analyst from TD Cowen, maintained the Buy rating on Dynavax (DVAX – Research Report). The associated price target is ...

JMP Securities analyst Roy Buchanan reiterated a Buy rating on Dynavax (DVAX – Research Report) today and set a price target of $29.00.

She said: "I learned 99 percent of adults 50 and older already have the virus that causes shingles inside their body. "Even though not everyone will get it, we hope to motivate people to ask their ...

Shingles (zoster) is a reactivation of the same virus that has been dormant in your body. It can sometimes happen decades later along one part of the body (called a dermatome), such as an arm or ...

We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

Shingles causes the nerves under your skin to ... but "if the virus affects the nerves in the chest area, it can cause a painful, burning sensation under the breast," Dr. Cutler says.