Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicken pox can spread quickly in people who aren't vaccinated. (Illustration: Liliana Penagos; Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration ...

All feature rashes – but it's how and where they appear that needs closer inspection.

The symptoms are typically rather vague at first: pain, itching, fatigue. Might it be shingles? Dr Kerstin Lommel, chief physician in the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at Berlin's Helios ...

The varicella-zoster virus, or chickenpox, is a highly contagious disease that mostly affects those under the age of 10. For most children, chickenpox is a mild illness that resolves without much ...

But anyone who has cared for a miserable child covered in painful blisters or unable to sleep because of the relentless itching knows that chickenpox is not always mild. I had chickenpox as a six-year ...

Chickenpox is a contagious viral illness that can cause fever, fatigue, and itchy rashes all over the body. During this time, many wonder what foods are safe to eat and what might slow down recovery.

Before vaccines, some parents intentionally exposed their children to the virus. In the internet age, that thinking is resurfacing.