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

But it was only when she decided to go for a cycle ride to clear her head ... syndrome - a very rare condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox and ...

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus ... and then the virus goes dormant. Should the virus reactivate later in life, you get a painful skin condition called shingles.

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 ...

Shingles without a rash is called zoster sine herpete (ZSH) or internal shingles. This type of shingles is rare since most people with shingles develop a telltale rash on one side of their body. ZSH ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a gamma-herpes virus that ubiquitously infects the majority of the world’s population. EBV maintains latency in B cells and occasionally reactivates the lytic cycle ... IgG ...

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.

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 ...

Kerala's Malappuram has reported the death of a 24-year-old student due to Nipah virus, confirmed by Health Minister Veena George. The virus, with a fatality rate of up to 75%, has led to ...

A new tick-borne virus called Wetland virus has been discovered in China, causing health concerns due to its potential to cause neurological disease. First identified in a patient from Inner ...