Isolated chickenpox cases are being observed, with a potential rise expected during school vacations, despite mass ...

"I definitely wouldn't want that for my child." Chickenpox symptoms include an itchy, blister-like rash that eventually turns into scabs all over the body, fever, drowsiness, loss of appetite ...

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The varicella-zoster virus causes it, and it spreads easily from one person to another.” “It usually takes one to three weeks for symptoms to appear after someone is exposed to the virus.