HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

After talking to your physician, there are a few things you can do to cope with shingles at home. Use calamine lotion on ...

Virus was not detected in other than vesicle fluid often enough to define the pathogenesis of either varicella or herpes zoster. Samples for culture were obtained from skin by abrasion or incision ...

If a rash has recently appeared on your body, you may suspect you have shingles. Generally, shingles lasts an average of four weeks. Shingles is known for the painful rash it causes, and it can appear ...

known as the varicella-zoster virus, reactivates in the area of skin serviced by the T5 nerve. The T5 nerve, which emerges from the thoracic spine, supplies sensations to the narrow band of skin ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It leads to itchy rashes with fluid-filled ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV ... rapidly multiplying and moving toward the skin where it ...

Symptoms can appear in different areas of the face, including around the eyes or over the eyelid, near the ear and facial nerve, at the mouth, on the scalp, and at the forehead: Shingles is caused by ...

The vaccine is currently supplied in 2 vials: a single-dose vial of lyophilized varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E antigen component (powder) and a single-dose vial of adjuvant suspension component ...

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FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...