Herpes varicella zoster virus

Medical Glossary: Herpes varicella zoster virus

The virus that typically causes chicken pox in children; then may reactivate later in life to cause shingles.

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	The varicella-zoster virus which is one of the herpesviruses causes varicella But what is varicella? Read answer...
	What does the immune system do in defence against varicella-zoster virus? Read answer...
	Does the varicella-zoster virus aka chicken Pox go through the lysogenic or lytic cylcle? Read answer...

	What can happen if your unborn child is exposed to the herpes varicella-zoster virus?
	If the chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus why is the virus called varicella zoster when it's associated with chickenpox and herpes zoster when it's associated wit?
	What type of virus is the varicella zoster virus?