Nearly 400 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. so far this year, and 95% of the cases have been in people who ...
The chickenpox vaccine protects against the highly contagious varicella-zoster virus, which results in a rash and potentially ...
The CDC recommends children get the first dose of the MMR vaccine, which includes protection against measles, mumps, and ...
While public health authorities in Texas and elsewhere are doing their best to contain the latest outbreaks, RFK Jr. is going ...
As an outbreak of measles infects hundreds of Americans, social media users are warning parents against the measles, mumps ...
After we recover from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in nerve tissues and can reactivate later in life, often due to age-related or stress-related weakening of the immune system.” While ...
The MMR vaccine includes protection against measles, mumps and rubella. The MMRV vaccine adds varicella, or chickenpox, to ...
Dr. Gina French, a pediatrician at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, has been spending more time these days ...
This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.