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The shingles virus, also known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV), belongs to the herpesvirus family. Specifically, it is classified as a member of the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. VZV is the same virus that causes chickenpox; after the initial infection, it can remain dormant in the nervous system and reactivate later in life, leading to shingles.
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What category does a virus belong?
a virus doesn't have a classification but they may put it in its own category.
Can you get shingles from fever blisters on lips?
You can't get shingles from cold sores. They are both caused by viruses in the herpes family, but cold sores are caused by herpes simplex, and shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (chickenpox virus).
Is hand foot and mouth disease a bacteria?
Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a group of viruses, that belong to genus entero virus. This group include polio viruses, coxsackie viruses, echo viruses and entero viruses.
Can chicken soup cause shingles?
No. Shingles is caused by a virus that affects the nerves. It is highly unlikely to find any viruses in a piping hot bowl of soup.
What kingdom is virus under?
Viruses do not belong to any of the five kingdoms of life.
What family does West Nile Virus belong?
It is in the category Flavivirus, the same one as the Yellow Fever Virus belongs to.
What kingdom does bacteriophage belong to?
Bacteriophages belong to the kingdom Virus. They are viruses that specifically infect and replicate within bacteria.
What type of pathogen is shingles?
Chicken pox is caused by the Varicella Zoxter Virus (VZV) and it is one of eight herpes viruses to infect humans. The most common cause of infection that it gives is chicken pox in children, and then shingles in adults...although I can't remember the last time I've heard of an adult having shingles. The VZV virus is also known as the chickenpox virus, varicella virus, zoster virus, and human herpes virus type 3.
Can a virus hang out for a long time in a body without showing up?
It is possible because there are many viruses that do this. One example is the shingles virus. Another is the oral version of herpes. However, not all viruses stay in the body. It depends on the type.
Can a virus hang out for long time in a body without showing up?
It is possible because there are many viruses that do this. One example is the shingles virus. Another is the oral version of herpes. However, not all viruses stay in the body. It depends on the type.
Is shingles and herpes are same?
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.
Is the shingles a DNA or RNA virus?
Hello there! Shingles is a disease caused by a reactivated varicella-zoster virus, the one responsible for chickenpox and it belongs to the herpesvirus superfamily where all of them are DNA viruses. Thank you for the question! 😄
