The varicella vaccine protects against the disease commonly known as chickenpox.

A painful and debilitating disease. Only those who have had Chicken Pox will can get Shingles. Shingles is contagious to anyone who has not had Chicken Pox. The typical rash appears in 2 to 3 days, after the virus has reached the skin.

The highly-contagious disease contracted by Geri Halliwell's 18-month-old daughter may force the Spice Girls to cancel a few dates of their upcoming reunion tour.

All of the employees at the Wayne Farms fresh processing plant in Decatur have received tuberculosis skin tests and 212 of them tested positive. In skin tests administered to 167 fresh processing employees Oct. 11, 47 tested positive. One of the 47 has active tuberculosis disease, which is contagious.