The Alaska Department of Health said symptoms of Alaskapox can include: "Several Alaskapox patients initially thought they had a spider or insect bite," the health department notes. Dr. Joe ...

Known up to now as Alaskapox, the disease is caused by a virus in the orthopox family that includes smallpox and other pox viruses. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a network of news ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

A NEW strain of the mpox virus has been detected in the UK, and now an expert has warned not to confuse the symptoms with chickenpox. Three people in the UK have been found to be infected with the ...

Rachel Stevens has found herself in the middle of a very scratchy issue – chickenpox. Rachel, 34, asked both her Twitter followers and a local pharmacist for tips to tackle, what she described as, ...

Workers in three states are now entitled to paid sick leave for the first time. In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to ...

Chickenpox, medically known as varicella ... usually within one to two weeks after the start of the fever-like symptoms. "The main thing you can do," explains GP Dr Lowri Kew, "is treat the symptoms.

Voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots ...

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Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...