The best way to prevent shingles is to be vaccinated against varicella and herpes zoster virus. You qualify to receive Shingrix (shingles vaccine) if you are 19 and older and have a weakened immune ...

She also specializes in professional staff development. Chickenpox (varicella-zoster) is a highly contagious virus that causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash that turns into blisters that ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...

While you may be familiar with some of these – such as Lyme disease – there are many others you've probably never heard of, including some that have been discovered only in the past few years, such as ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005;24(2):97-101. In conclusion, this study indicates that VZV reactivation is an important cause of acute peripheral facial paralysis in children, especially those 6-15 ...

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a deadly illness related to Ebola. The disease does not have any approved vaccines or treatments. As of October 6, the outbreak ...

We next examined the prevalence of Ramsay Hunt syndrome or zoster sine herpete (VZV-induced facial paralysis) in relation to patient age. The prevalence of VZV-induced facial paralysis in 6- to 15 ...

An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed at least eight people in Rwanda. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and ...