As many of us know – either from having chickenpox as a child, or watching your own children struggle with it – the key symptom of the virus is an itchy, spotty rash which can appear anywhere on the body.

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But when he contracted a severe case of chickenpox, everything changed.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/02/miracle-boy-defied-the-odds-after-rare-leukaemia-diagnosis-18960483/

FILE - A chickenpox (also known as varicella) vaccine sits next to syringes and ready for a student at a free immunization clinic at a Seattle public school on Dec. 30, 2019, in Seattle.

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Has chickenpox found its way into your household?

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How is emerging virus different from chickenpox?

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mpox-horrific-form-fatal-hiv-b2287055.html

How long does chickenpox usually last?

Source: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/health/top-chickenpox-queries-answered-medical-8429684

Shingles is a virus – the same one that causes chickenpox – that can lead to a painful rash with blisters.

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The JCVI recommended the chickenpox vaccine is given as part of combined MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/11/14/childhood-chickenpox-vaccine-recommended-for-use-on-the-nhs/

This measure is crucial to protect against various diseases, including measles, chickenpox, polio, and other viruses, significantly reduced in Canada thanks to the availability of safe and effective vaccines.

Source: https://oakvillenews.org/oakville-health-news/unvaccinated-high-school-students-may-be-suspended/

You can catch chickenpox from someone who has chickenpox if you have never had it, but shingles is caused by VZV.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/red-flag-shingles-symptoms-explained-31636043

You can catch chickenpox from someone who has chickenpox if you have never had it, but shingles is caused by VZV.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/red-flag-shingles-symptoms-explained-31636043