The varicella zoster virus (VZV), an infectious virus from the herpes virus family, is primarily known to cause varicella in ...

Researchers from Fujita Health University, Japan, observed a rise in adult central nervous system (CNS) infections, primarily ...

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 has three stages, the pre-rash, eruptive and chronic. If your shingles infection becomes chronic, your pain can last more than 4 weeks.

Shingles vision symptoms caused by HZO might be rare—they show up in only 8 percent of shingles cases—but they are serious.

However, it is possible to get shingles more than once. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes shingles and chickenpox. A person can only develop shingles if they have had chickenpox. After they ...

Varicella, known as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), with an estimated 84 million cases annually. It primarily affects children, for most of whom it is a self-limiting ...

2014;9(8):721-731. Tube viral culture, which is the standard viral culture, can take 3–7 days to provide the final result for HSV, and 7 days to 2 weeks for VZV. If the clinical sample contains ...

Researchers observed a rise in adult central nervous system (CNS) infections, primarily aseptic meningitis caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), post-2019. The researchers highlighted the ...