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Herpes is a family if viruses that cause different diseases. Herpes simplex I is associated with cold sores, herpes simplex II is associated with genital herpes (although those two can be reversed), CMV and EBV can cause mononucleosis and colds and congenital infections in babies as well as cancers, roseolovirus can cause roseola, human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma and other cancers.
The herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox (varicella). It lies dormant in nerve cells and years later it can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster).
So shingles is one example of a herpes virus infection.
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∙ 9y agoShingles and herpes are both caused by viruses in the herpesvirus family, but they are caused by different viruses. Herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus. Shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus.
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Which herpes causes shingles?
Herpes zoster causes shingles.
What is the classification of Shingles?
Herpes Zoster...the same virus as Chicken Pox.
Can you sleep in the same bed with someone who has shingles?
Shingles is a herpes virus know as chicken pox (herpes zoster) when it occurs as a child. When it reoccurs in an adult it is called shingles. Chicken pox is contagious but Shingles is not contagious if you had Chicken pox as a child. The most dangerous effect of herpes zoster is when the lesions occur on your retina.
What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as the shingles?
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
What virus causes shingles?
It's the same virus that causes chicken pox - the herpes virus.
What is another name for herpes zoster?
Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.
What is the word for shingles in spanish?
For the shingles on a roof, "las tejas" For the disease, "herpes zóster"
What are the causes of shingles and what do they go after?
Shingles IS caused by Herpes Zoster virus and it affects the nerves.
Can you get shingles vaccine if you have had herpes?
Herpes zooster can cause shingles. This type of herpes causes chicken pox. It's slightly different then the herpes that causes cold sores and genital herpes. If you have had chicken pox as a child then you could possibly get shingles later in life.
Viral infection known as shingles?
Shingles is caused by a virus called Herpes Zoster. It is basically the result of chicken pox that has been dormant for years. It emerges years later as shingles.
What type of herpes is girdle herpes?
Herpes zoster, which literally means "girdle herpes," is also known as shingles. It gets its name from the fact that the waist is a common location for an outbreak. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus).
Herpes zoster medical definition?
A herpesvirus that causes shingles and chickenpox, also known as 'shingles'.
