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

Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles ... and is effective against acute pain and skin rash. However, it is much less effective against PHN, which occurs more commonly and more severely in older patients.

It’s never easy for parents to talk to their teens about having sex. Many parents feel that talking about it is the same as ...

VZV is the causative agent of varicella or chickenpox, which is an acute, highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, vesicular rash on the face ... of most herpes infections, growing ...

One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like ...

"Out of the 23 reported and investigated cases, 16 were non-serious, ranging from generalized itchy rash ... red and ...

Cepheid today announced that The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed Xpert Mpox under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure. The EUL process assesses the quality, safety, and performance of ...

One woman’s journey from receiving her diagnosis to finding a treatment that helps manage her chronic skin condition.

The virus spreads down a nerve pathway to cause a painful blistering rash in the skin area that the nerve wires ... a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis ...