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 ...

Shingles — also known as herpes zoster — is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles (the skin blistering rash) itself is not contagious ...

Dr Kirsi Mustonen, Department of Neuropediatrics, North Karelia Central Hospital, 80210 Joensuu, Finland. Four neonates with convulsions had IgG antibodies in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to ...

Herpes zoster (HZ), caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) from latency in a sensory ganglion, is almost always a condition involving a single dermatome.1 2 Usually it occurs because ...

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Herpes zoster is a localised disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that enters the cutaneous nerve endings during an earlier episode of chicken pox, travels to the dorsal root ...

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 ...

At this stage, the pain can be intense, making movement or even the lightest touch extremely painful. You can't give someone shingles, but it is possible to pass the varicella-zoster virus to people ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report. Treating pregnant mice with a common gut ...