The unnamed baby's mother took the infant to see a doctor after she noticed weakness in his right arm and leg when he woke ... contracted chickenpox. Doctors believe a complication of the ...

They do not start on the arms and the legs. The rash will eventually spread to ... It's especially important not to give children and adolescents with chicken pox any aspirin because of the link with ...

In Ireland chickenpox tends to peak from around January to May, but this can change somewhat from year to year, so here is ...

We are taking the chance that our children will get chicken pox in 15-20 years as an adult ... is introduced through a scratch in the arm or leg in order to infect the child.

and legs, and sometimes on the palms and soles) and all looked the same. 4. Kids (and some adults) need the chickenpox vaccine. Almost no one needs the smallpox vaccine. While chickenpox is a mild ...

Chicken pox vaccines have been recommended for children after a drop in the numbers exposed to the virus in lockdown. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said the ...

Data from other nations suggests the ­vaccine will prevent most severe cases in children and help “make chickenpox a problem of the past”. The JCVI has also recommended a temporary catch-up ...