Two articles focus on recent changes in the use and effects of the varicella-zoster vaccine in older adults and the varicella vaccine in children. These two reports address the effects of ...

Zoster immune globulin (ZIG) was found, in a double-blind study, to prevent varicella if a 2-ml dose was given to susceptible children within 72 hours of household exposure. Chicken pox developed in ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then leads to an increase in ...

Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which remains dormant in the body after a chickenpox infection. It typically presents as a painful rash on one side of the body.

Internal shingles, or zoster sine herpete (ZSH), is a rare condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and presents with typical shingles symptoms but without the characteristic skin rash.

The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes two distinct infections: varicella and herpes zoster. Varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, manifests as the primary infection with VZV, which is a member of ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain. In 2010 ...

Shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who’s had chickenpox can get ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a DNA virus and a member of the herpesvirus family. It is highly infectious and is transmitted by direct contact and through respiratory droplets. About 90% of ...

For most of the time that humans have walked on Earth and scratched at itchy, red rashes, there was no reason to think chicken pox and shingles are related. They look so different. Chicken pox usually ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...