Chickenpox used to be a common infection in the United States. For example, in the 1990s, about 4 million people got chickenpox every year, and more than 10,000 people experienced hospitalization. In ...

Two articles focus on recent changes in the use and effects of the varicella-zoster vaccine in older adults and the varicella vaccine in children. These two reports address the effects of ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a DNA virus and a member of the herpesvirus family. It is highly infectious and is transmitted by direct contact and through respiratory droplets. About 90% of ...

PRIMARY varicella pneumonia is a clinical entity that has been described as a rare and severe disease in adults. 1–3 Since the first report in 1942 by Waring and his associates, 1 approximately 50 ...