<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Chickenpox Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:42:08 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Mum's daughter, 3, disabled for life after problem in pregnancy 'dismissed as virus']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/285x214/2178455_1.jpg"/><br><br>Anna Martin claims she was repeatedly ignored<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:31:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Steven Smith]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>NHS, Chickenpox, Chickenpox in pregnancy, Congenital varicella syndrome, NHS policy failure, Medical negligence claim</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/2178455_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna and her fiancé Iain Lewis with their children Josephine, left, and Genevieve]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Anna Martin/SWNS]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/2178455_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna and her fiancé Iain Lewis with their children Josephine, left, and Genevieve]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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Chris Whitty, Labour Party, health fears</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2102243_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parents have slammed plans to roll out a chicken pox vaccine in 2026 (stock)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2102243_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parents have slammed plans to roll out a chicken pox vaccine in 2026 (stock)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world's most infectious disease sweeps across UK with 674 cases confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2090558_1.jpg"/><br><br>With measles outbreaks spreading across the UK, a scientist has revealed the most infectious diseases on the planet.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Riches]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Measles, Ebola, Chickenpox, R0 value, vaccination rates, infectious diseases</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2090558_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some diseases can spread like lightning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2090558_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some diseases can spread like lightning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Condition that makes children look like they’ve been slapped among top searched]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/285x214/1998841_1.jpg"/><br><br>Figures show more people seeking advice for common childhood illnesses.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Hanna Geissler]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>slapped cheek syndrome, childhood illnesses, NHS website searches, parvovirus B19, scarlet fever, covid, chickenpox, infection, </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/1998841_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by a 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virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1835063_1.jpg"/><br><br>Reign Passey spent three weeks in hospital and had to undergo a lifesaving four-hour operation to remove the flesh-eating bacteria.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Richard Ashmore]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>chickenpox, virus, deadly, nhs, warning , warning</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1835063_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reign Passey was in hospital for weeks after chickenpox sparked a deadly infection]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[SWNS ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/1835063_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" 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