Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, while herpes simplex virus (HSV) is responsible for oral and genital herpes. Although current treatments mainly focus on inhibiting viral ...

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Public health officials in Kentucky say Varicella, commonly known as chicken pox, is a highly contagious viral illness, still here and still preventable, known for its ...

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that reduced immunity allows for the reactivation of VZV and causes HZ. Antibody-mediated responses against varicella-zoster virus (VZV), including avidity and ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a highly contagious human herpesvirus responsible for chickenpox upon primary infection and shingles upon viral reactivation. While Varicella-zoster immune globulin ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Do you remember having chickenpox? An estimated 99 percent of Americans born before 1980 have had chickenpox at some point in their lifetime, even if ...

Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get chickenpox as ...

Vaccine-associated varicella zoster virus infection is rare in adults who are otherwise healthy. Vaccine-associated (V-A) varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are rare in adults, although it should ...

Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...

You've seen the commercial. The one that ominously tells you if you had chickenpox as a child, the virus that causes shingles is already inside you. It's creepy, but it's also a good way to prompt ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Blood-based aging clocks suggest that shingles vaccination may modestly slow molecular aging processes in later life, without clear effects on neurodegeneration or ...