Virus was detected in 23 of 25 cases of varicella in which the specimen was obtained within three days or less after the onset of the rash ... diffusely disseminated, appeared for 3 weeks.

According to doctors, shingles, which accompany a body rash, are usually caused in those who had chickenpox when they were young. Caused by the varicella-zoster virus—the same virus that causes ...

The varicella vaccine is now available in combination with the measles–mumps–rubella vaccine. Eczema herpeticum is a severe form of disseminated cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection that ...

It occurs when the varicella-zoster virus reactivates along your facial nerve pathway. Symptoms include: Painful rash in or ...

It can occur in people who have had varicella (chickenpox) since it is a reactivation of the same virus. Shingles is only contagious through direct contact with the rash if the blisters are oozing.