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Herpes zoster in an immunocompetent infant with a history of varicella in early infancy and after a minor injury - case report and literature review [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021 Introduction. Chickenpox is a common pediatric disease, while herpes zoster (HZ) is rare among children, especially among infants. HZ in infancy may appear after intrauterine or postnatal infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
Dimić Jovana S., Jegorović Boris
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BMC Medicine, 2022 Background Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is one of the eight known human herpesviruses. Initial VZV infection results in chickenpox, while viral reactivation following a period of latency manifests as shingles.
Kevin M Bakker +3 more
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BMJ clinical evidence, 2004 Chickenpox is extremely contagious. Over 90% of unvaccinated people become infected, but infection occurs at different ages in different parts of the world - over 80% of people have been infected by the age of 10 years in the USA, the UK, and Japan, and by the age of 20-30 years in India, South East Asia, and the West Indies.We conducted a systematic ...
Sharon Parmet +2 more
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Reassessment of Evidence about Coinfection of Chickenpox and Monkeypox (Mpox) in African Children
Viruses, 2022 In west and central Africa, monkeypox occurs mainly in older children, adolescents and young adults. In two large epidemiology studies of monkeypox outbreaks, the investigators observed a sizable number of coinfections of chickenpox (varicella) and ...
Ola Khallafallah, Charles Grose
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2020 Chickenpox is a common childhood disease which is highly contagious. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in countries where chickenpox is an important public health burden, chickenpox vaccination should be introduced into their routine ...
K.E. Edje +6 more
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Медицинский совет, 2022 Introduction. The causative agent of chickenpox is ubiquitous. In children, especially with a burdened premorbid background, there is a high incidence of severe forms and complications.Aim.
A. M. Zakirova +4 more
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Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, 2019 Despite its benign characteristics, chickenpox is a childhood disease responsible for complications and deaths, particularly in the high-risk population. VariZIG®, not commercialized in France, is a good alternative for seronegative individuals exposed to the virus and not eligible for vaccination.
Lo Presti, Coralie +4 more
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Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Biological interactions between varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), two diseases caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), continue to be debated including the potential effect on shingles cases following the introduction of
Ellen Rafferty +4 more
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Chickenpox prevention behaviour in the Ras Laffan Industrial City Qatar
South East Asia Nursing Research, 2020 Chickenpox is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, characterized by a characteristic eruption on the skin and can affect people of all ages.
Djuhari Djuhari
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Педиатрическая фармакология, 2014 Background. Chickenpox is the second most common cause of pediatric infectious pathologies. Specific chickenpox immune prevention has been in use around the world for more than 20 years.
D. V. Raiskii +3 more
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