Zostavax and Shingrix are linked to protection for older adults in multiple studies.

As Walters never contracted chickenpox as a child, she was at higher risk for developing severe symptoms and complications, including pneumonia, which is the main cause of death in adults with ...

Shingles is an itchy skin rash caused by the same virus as chickenpox. It usually affects people over the age of 50, but it's possible to get it at a younger age. About a third of US adults over ...

You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

In a Friday release, Penn State said three cases of varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, have been confirmed by health officials on the University Park campus. The contagious virus brings a ...

Women at risk for Alzheimer’s and other causes of dementia may especially benefit from the vaccine, a new study finds.

Halsey points out that this pattern is not unique to measles: Chicken pox and hepatitis A are also milder in children than in adults. So is COVID, as we’ve recently seen. The consequences of ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious ... Younger children may skip this stage and start with a rash. Older children and adults tend to be more unwell with high fever, flu like symptoms ...

“It usually takes one to three weeks for symptoms to appear after someone is exposed to the virus. These include fever and tiredness, a red, itchy skin rash that turns into small blisters, headaches ...