It can then spread to the entire body. The varicella-zoster virus infection that causes chickenpox can cause serious, ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) can cause chickenpox ... If VZV becomes active again later in life, it causes shingles. To ...

“Shingles is part of a virus called varicella zoster. So, there are two words in there—varicella ... but the virus actually lives inside of you for your entire life,” Dr. Bansal said. “What can happen ...

Vicky Chadwick, 53, ended up in hospital after she started having a series of headaches, and was diagnosed with encephalitis.

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When you have shingles, you can pass on the virus ... later in life. It’s rare, but some people get shingles more than once. If you have not had chickenpox or never got the chickenpox vaccine, you are ...

These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

Previous studies have indicated that reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) might be associated with relapse in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sotelo et al. examined patients ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV ... developing of shingles—a related condition that is caused by the same virus later in life. Is it possible to ...