University of North Florida issues chickenpox alert
At least two University of North Florida (UNF) students have been isolated after the school’s Student Health Services (SHS) diagnosed the cases, prompting them to issue an alert for the campus. School health More...
Thailand health officials report chickenpox outbreak, more than 2,500 cases seen in January
The Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is reporting an outbreak of chickenpox, which infected some 2,565 patients during the first 19 days of January, according to a National News Bureau of Thailand report More...
Chickenpox infected inmate prompts closure of areas of the Pinellas County Jail
Two pods at the Pinellas County jail have been quarantined after an inmate who contracted chickenpox came into contact with other inmates in that area of the jail, according to a Tampa Tribune report today. The More...
Chickenpox confirmed on USF Tampa campus, university sends out notifications
A case of the highly contagious, viral disease chickenpox was confirmed on the University of South Florida (USF) Tampa campus, according to a university news release Friday. Chickenpox image/CDC The release notes, More...
What is smallpox and how does the clinical presentation differ from chickenpox?
Smallpox is one of the most devastating diseases in the history of mankind. Believed to originate more than three millennia in India or Egypt, epidemics caused by smallpox have decimated populations across continents. This More...
‘Varizig’ immune globulin for reducing the severity of chickenpox receives FDA approval
Chickenpox image/CDC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval last week for orphan drug, Varizig to reduce the severity of chickenpox, or varicella zoster virus (VZV) in high-risk patients. Varizig More...
