Chickenpox, also called varicella, is characterized by itchy red blisters that appear all over the body. A virus causes this condition. It often affects children, and was so common it was considered a childhood rite of passage. Itâs very rare to have the chickenpox infection more than once. And since the chickenpox vaccine was introduced in the mid-1990s, cases have declined.
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Philippines has fastest growing HIV infections in Asia â UN. The Philippines has the fastest growing number of HIV infections in Asia, a report by the United Nations and the government showed Tuesday. The nation saw a 140 percent increase in new cases from 2010 to 2016, even though the annual number of new infections in Asia-Pacific declined by 13 percent over the same period, according to the report. âThe Philippines has a small window of opportunity to act now and stop a major HIV epidemic from taking hold,â Eamonn Murphy, director of UNAIDS Regional Support Team said in a statement.