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What To Know about Varicella-Zoster Virus, the Cause of Chickenpox and Shingles
Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
The benign blemish on your lip that DOUBLES your risk of dementia
Researchers link a virus that may affect as many as 80 percent of Americans to an increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's ...
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HSV and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections
differentiation between acute and recurrent infections and type-specific identification of herpes virus infections. As gold standard methods, tube and shell via viral cultures are still applied in ...
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Risk of mpox being ‘confused with chickenpox’ after new killer strain detected in the UK – how to spot the difference
"In contrast, chickenpox are caused by the Varizella Zoster virus, which is a herpes virus that is closely related to the herpes simplex viruses that cause cold sore." The most ...
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Association of Epstein-Barr virus serological reactivation with transitioning to systemic lupus erythematosus in at-risk individuals
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a gamma-herpes virus that ubiquitously infects the majority of ... and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1, IgG), and varicella zoster (VZV, IgG) (Zeus Scientific ...
Smallpox eradicated in 1980, not just ‘held in check’ by vaccines | Fact check
The World Health Organization declared smallpox officially eradicated in 1980. The vaccine is no longer administered ...
Fact Check: Smallpox is eradicated, not held in check by vaccines
Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide since 1980 and is not held in check by vaccines, contrary to posts suggesting the ...
Potential single-dose smallpox and mpox vaccine moves forward
Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...