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

The October 2024 polio vaccination campaign resulted in the death of two children, the Ministry of Health has said. Director ...

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

A NEW strain of the mpox virus has been detected in the UK, and now an expert has warned not to confuse the symptoms with ...

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston promised on Tuesday that his government would introduce free shingles vaccines ...

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

Also called ‘herpes zoster’, shingles occurs when the varicella zoster virus ... 30% will develop shingles at least once in their lifetime. The blistering skin rash accompanying shingles also causes ...

The rash of chickenpox is unique ... However, the virus remains dormant in nerve tissue and may reactivate, resulting in herpes zoster (shingles) later in life. Rarely, a secondary case of chickenpox ...

Here are a few serious conditions that may be causing the spots: You may be able to tell the spots on your skin are petechiae instead of a rash if you press on them, and they don’t turn lighter ...

The rash usually appears on one side of the body in a band ... Pain, nerve damage, encephalitis (brain infection), and strokes can occur with untreated ZSH. Receiving the herpes zoster vaccine greatly ...

Herpes looks like a rash with blistering sores in its early stages ... Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, known as the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). As ...