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Varicella zoster virus infection [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015 Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), which can be severe in immunocompromised individuals, infants and adults. Primary infection is followed by latency in ganglionic neurons. During this period, no virus particles are produced and no obvious neuronal damage occurs.
Anne Gershon +2 more
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The changing epidemiology of varicella and herpes zoster in Hong Kong before universal varicella vaccination in 2014 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Infection, 2018 In Hong Kong, universal varicella vaccination started in July 2014. Before this, children could receive varicella vaccine via the private market. We analysed the epidemiology of varicella and zoster before universal vaccination.
Chan, DYW +7 more
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Clinical Features of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection [PDF]
Viruses, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Peter G. E. Kennedy, Anne A. Gershon
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VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS FETOPATHY – CLINICAL CASE [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Varicella zoster virus fetopathy occurs in infants after infection with varicella-zoster virus from mother during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
Ioana Grigore +4 more
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Herpes zoster vaccination. An update
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2022 Herpes zoster/shingles is a cutaneous condition caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus. The condition mostly occurs when the cell mediated immunity towards varicella zoster virus, which was developed during the varicella zoster virus ...
Khairuddin Djawad +5 more
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Simian varicella virus infects enteric neurons and α4β7 integrin-expressing gut-tropic T-cells in nonhuman primates [PDF]
, 2018 The pathogenesis of enteric zoster, a rare debilitating complication of reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in the enteric nervous system (ENS), is largely unknown.
Mahalingam, R. (Ravi) +4 more
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1996 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous human alphaherpesvirus that causes varicella (chicken pox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella is a common childhood illness, characterized by fever, viremia, and scattered vesicular lesions of the skin.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Varicella zoster virus central nervous system infections can present as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, and vasculopathy.
Kelli M. Robertson +2 more
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Simian Varicella Virus Pathogenesis in Skin during Varicella and Zoster
Viruses, 2022 Primary simian varicella virus (SVV) infection and reactivation in nonhuman primates is a valuable animal model in the study of varicella zoster virus disease [varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles)].
Ravi Mahalingam +15 more
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Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019 Varicella zoster virus in the adult patient most commonly presents as shingles. Shingles is a painful vesicular eruption localized to a specific dermatome of the body. One of the potential complications of this infection is involvement of the central nervous system causing encephalitis.
Lizzi, Jared +2 more
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