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Herpes Zoster Vaccine Awareness and Uptake Among Older Adults in Saudi Arabia: Insights for Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Primary Care Practice. [PDF]

J Gen Fam Med
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Complications from Herpes Zoster (HZ) are common among older adults and immunosuppressed populations. The HZ vaccine is a clinically and financially superior alternative to antiviral medications. However, a knowledge gap exists within the population regarding HZ and the vaccine.
Aldhawyan AF, BuSaad MA, Alswiket HM, Alradhi AM, Alamry RF, Almulla FA, Boarish AZ, Alghamdi RJ, Althunyan AK, AlQarni AM.   +9 more
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A Review Article of Chickenpox Management Via Ayurveda

Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, 2023
Chickenpox is a viral infection; this is prompted because of varicella-zoster virus. This virus spreads through air or with the aid of direct contact with the infected person.
Lalita Nivrutti Patole, Apoorwa Kishor Hend   +1 more
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Trend of chickenpox incident cases through absent vaccination in Najaf Governorate-Iraq from January 2009 to May 2014

Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2020
Background: Chickenpox infection is a common and highly contagious viral disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is highly endemic disease with increasing annual incidence in absence of varicella immunization program in Iraq.
Abdulkareem A. Mahmood, Tamara M. Ibrahim   +1 more
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Chickenpox Appearing in Previously Vaccinated Individuals [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2009
Chicken pox is an acute, highly infectious disease caused by varicella- zoster virus. It occurs primarily among children under ten years of age. One attack gives durable immunity and second attacks are rare [1]. Varicella vaccine (OKA strain) is available in the Indian market.
V, Suryam, A L, Das
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New realities of chickenpox

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, N. A. Tambova, E. A. Samorodnova, O. M. Lazareva, N. V. Ivanova   +4 more
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Intranasal delivery of a rationally attenuated SARS-CoV-2 is immunogenic and protective in Syrian hamsters

Nature Communications, 2022
Examples of effective live attenuated viral vaccines include the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, as well as the chickenpox vaccine. In this work, the authors engineer a live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 virus that demonstrates attenuation in numerous in ...
Shufeng Liu, Charles B. Stauft, Prabhuanand Selvaraj, Prabha Chandrasekaran, Felice D’Agnillo, Chao-Kai Chou, Wells W. Wu, Christopher Z. Lien, Clement A. Meseda, Cyntia L. Pedro, Matthew F. Starost, Jerry P. Weir, Tony T. Wang   +12 more
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Varicella vaccine dose depended effectiveness and waning among preschool children in Hong Kong

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
In Hong Kong, universal varicella vaccination was introduced in July 2014 with a two-dose schedule but the vaccines had been available in the private market since 1996.
Yung-Wai Desmond Chan, W John Edmunds, Hong-Lam Chan, Miu-Ling Wong, Ka-Wing Albert Au, Shuk-Kwan Chuang, Albert Jan van Hoek, Stefan Flasche   +7 more
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Chickenpox, chickenpox vaccination, and shingles [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006
AbstractChickenpox in the United Kingdom, where vaccination is not undertaken, has had a stable epidemiology for decades and is a routine childhood illness. Because of vaccination, chickenpox is now a rarity in the USA. In the UK vaccination is not done because introduction of a routine childhood vaccination might drive up the age at which those who ...
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Designing a polyvalent vaccine targeting multiple strains of varicella zoster virus using integrated bioinformatics approaches

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) presents a global health challenge due to its dual manifestations of chickenpox and shingles. Despite vaccination efforts, incomplete coverage, and waning immunity lead to recurrent infections, especially in aging and ...
Nurul Amin Rani, Abu Tayab Moin, Rajesh Patil, Tanjin Barketullah Robin, Talha Zubair, Nafisa Nawal, Md. Razwan Sardar Sami, Md Masud Morshed, Jingbo Zhai, Mengzhou Xue, Mohabbat Hossain, Chunfu Zheng, Mohammed Abul Manchur, Nazneen Naher Islam   +13 more
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The reform of the Italian legislation on childhood immunization [PDF]

, 2018
Upon the proposal of the Italian government, Law n. 191/2017 has been enacted, meant to considerably raise the number of mandatory vaccinations, while leaving several others merely "recommended" (non-mandatory).
Cocchiara, Rosario Andrea, La Torre, Giuseppe, Marinelli, Enrico, Montanari Vergallo, Gianluca, Zaami, Simona   +4 more
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