Chickenpox News

Parents in the UK are taking their children to 'swine flu parties' hoping they will get the virus now and therefore build up their immunity.

The hottest guests in town are suffering from H1N1. Photo: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images It's my birthday this weekend.

OTTAWAa 'Public health officials are alarmed at tales that people are considering throwing "swine flu parties," hoping to catch the potentially deadly virus.

A disturbing new trend is reportedly growing that has infectious disease experts worried: "swine flu parties." The disease-swapping soirees are being hosted by parents who intentionally mix their children with those infected with the H1N1 virus.

I've been looking into swine- flu parties. They're all the rage. Most swine-flu parties are thrown by parents for their children, but I don't see any reason an adult version wouldn't be a big hit.

A THIRD child at a Hampshire junior school has contracted swine flu , as the number of confirmed cases in the county has more than doubled.

A month ago, Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham issued a statement urging British citizens not to panic despite a surge in cases of H1N1 influenza virus in the country.

As a reason for a party, this one is getting a big thumbs down from public health officials.

Here's a social invitation you should decline. Canadian medical officials are warning against attending "swine flu" parties at which people expose themselves or their children to the H1N1 virus in hopes that mild sickness now will make them immune if the illness turns more deadly in the fall.

Kindergarten students sit at their school in Hong Kong on June 11, 2009. Leading health experts are throwing cold water on Internet-based discussions suggesting "swine-flu parties" as a way to build immunity in children in case the virus mutates into something more severe.

The newest requirement being Varicella or a History of Chicken Pox confirmed in writing by your health care provider.

The government is due to announce a major change in its handling of swine flu outbreaks today, with the daily recording and reporting of cases expected to be abandoned because of the increasingly rapid spread of the virus.

A couple months ago, we were shuddering at the mention of the swine flu, now it seems the theme party du jour, albeit ill advised, is the swine flu party.

The Chickenpox is something that is common among kids, but it could stay with you and cause problems as you get older.

Parents are being warned against taking their children to "swine flu parties" in the hope they will catch the disease now and build up immunity.

PARENTS were warned yesterday not to take their kids to swine flu parties. It's claimed people have been mixing with infected friends in the hope their family catch the virus and build immunity amid fears it could return in a deadlier form this winter.

Parents who are considering sending their children to "swine flu parties" in the hope that they will contract a mild form of the deadly virus and become immune have been warned off the idea by the Government's Chief Medical Officer.

CNN reports on how experts are telling moms not to hold "swine flu parties": Health experts are warning parents against holding "swine flu parties" in the hope of infecting their children with the H1N1 virus.

Health experts are warning parents against holding "swine flu parties" in the hope of infecting their children with the H1N1 virus.

A nursery at Mount Sinai Hospital has been closed after a person who was in contact with the nursery tested positive for the swine flu.