More information: Ayami Yoshikane et al, Increase in Adult Patients with Varicella Zoster Virus–Related Central Nervous ...

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.

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a skin rash that causes blisters across one side of the body. The same virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus, causes shingles. Disseminated ...

Shingles develops due to the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. As the shingles rash progresses, blistering can occur. People may experience other symptoms accompanying ...

We administered live attenuated varicella vaccine to 187 healthy adults seronegative to varicella-zoster virus (VZV); 176 have been followed at least 2 mos. 121/176 (69%) received 2 doses about 3 ...