The school district is encouraging families to monitor children for any signs of illness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickenpox is usually mild but can lead to serious complications for some children (Getty Images) (Petko Ninov via Getty Images) A ...

The thought of chickenpox is enough to make any parent’s heart sink. Itchy, uncomfortable and miserable for your child, it’s also inconvenient as it means time off school or nursery for them, and ...

One case of chicken pox has been confirmed in Winnetka. Cook County Dept. of Public Health urges parents to watch for ...

The Hawaii Department of Health reports the community outbreak of chickenpox on Kauai has expanded, raising concerns the highly contagious disease will continue to spread. In addition to the five ...

The Hawaii Department of Health today said it is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox at Kilauea Elementary School on Kauai. To date, five cases have been reported among four students and one ...

The health department says there are now 10 cases linked to four schools, raising concerns that the highly contagious disease will continue to spread. Officials say five cases were linked to Kilauea ...

My now-twelve-year-old had chickenpox symptoms in infancy and then again at age ten or so shortly after my now-three-year-old got the vaccine. Britain has a really odd attitude to the chickenpox ...

A mom has told how her baby daughter was left disabled for life after she caught chickenpox during pregnancy, which bungling doctors dismissed as “just a virus." Anna Martin, 31, visited her GP and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickenpox is a common childhood illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus - Getty The thought of chickenpox is enough to make ...