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After you get chickenpox, the virus falls asleep (becomes dormant) in certain nerves in the body. Shingles occurs after the virus becomes reactive in these nerves after many years. The reason the virus suddenly become active again is not clear. Of...
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Shingles erupts along the course of the affected nerve, producing lesions anywhere on the body and may cause severe nerve pain. The most common areas to be affected are the face and trunk, which correspond to the areas where the chickenpox rash is...
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Diagnosis usually is not possible until the skin lesions develop. Once they develop, however, the pattern and location of the blisters and the type of cell damage displayed are characteristic of the disease. This feature allows an accurate diagnos...
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Herpes zoster has been reported in patients with many different types of cancer. However, the cancers that affect an individual's immune system, such as leukemia or lymphoma , are the types that place people at particular risk. Herpes zoster is al...
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Diagnosis is based on history and symptoms. The person must have initially had chicken pox in order to have shingles. Definite diagnosis is difficult before eruption of the characteristic vesicles or bumps on the skin. Often persons with early shi...
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Chickenpox is one of the classic childhood diseases, and one of the most contagious. The affected child or adult may develop hundreds of itchy, fluid-filled blisters that burst and form crusts. Chickenpox is caused by a virus. The virus that causes chickenpox is varicella-zoster, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster (shingles) in adults.
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Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Detailed information on varicella, more commonly known as chickenpox
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Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Varicella-zoster virus is the causal agent of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella, the primary varicella-zoster virus infection, is predominantly a childhood disease in non-vaccinated populations.
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