You might know that chickenpox and shingles are both caused by the same virus, varicella zoster. Here's why the symptoms, and even the vaccines, are different the second time around.

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In the last few years the rates of vaccine preventable illness have been on the rise. This isn't just something that's happening in the United States - it's happening throughout the world. Often, these outbreaks begin with unvaccinated...

Lots of kids get the chickenpox. I know I did! I was about four years old. It was awful. But now we can learn all kinds of things about the virus called Varicella-Zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles. What is its structure...