Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicken pox can spread quickly in people who aren't vaccinated. (Illustration: Liliana Penagos; Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration ...

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 ...

Community activists and public health experts say that the recent cases of chickenpox at a shelter in Roxbury highlight the gaps in the state’s response to the thousands of families seeking safety in ...

At least one case of chicken pox has been confirmed in Winnetka schools, according to a March 19 letter from the Cook County Department of Public Health, which was provided by a spokeswoman for ...