Article: Varicella Vaccine Effective on Chicken Pox; Impact ...
M2 Presswire;  February 3, 2005 ;     652 words ... ... Varicella Vaccine Effective on Chicken Pox; Impact on Herpes Zoster Unclear(C)1994-2005 ... chickenpox, but its impact on herpes zoster (shingles) is unknown and ... causes both chickenpox and herpes zoster, which occurs when a latent ...

Encyclopedia entry: herpes zoster
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      362 words ...herpes zoster infection of a ganglion (nerve center) with severe pain and a ... zoster, a common, filtrable virus that is also known to cause chicken pox. Herpes zoster usually affects persons past middle life. It most often involves ...

Article: Herpes zoster.(Quick Recertification ...
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... zoster infection manifests as chicken pox, a highly contagious disease ... commonly affecting children; herpes zoster (HZ), or "shingles ... lesions, motor neuropathies, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, aseptic meningitis, and myelitis. ** Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is ...

Article: Herpes zoster in eastern saudi arabia: clinical ...
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Abstract Background: Herpes zoster (HZ), caused ... initially produces chicken-pox, then the virus ... years or above. Herpes zoster is uncommon in ... history of maternal chicken-pox during pregnancy ... individuals.(59) Herpes zoster is caused by the ... initially ...

Article: Studies from O.M. Alakloby et al have provided new data on ...
Diabetes Week;  August 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Saudi Arabia, "Herpes zoster (HZ), caused by ... initially produces chicken-pox, then the virus ties ... the reactivation. Herpes zoster is characterized by ... colleagues (see also Herpes Zoster Virus). The researchers ...

Article: Herpes Zoster (Shingles) and Postherpetic Neuralgia
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... vaccine is appropriate. Herpes zoster (HZ), commonly called ... MANIFESTATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS Herpes zoster is a painful, blistering ... with varicella (ie, chicken pox), the virus persists ... States annually.2 Herpes zoster can occur at any age ...

Article: Bilateral and multifocal generalized eruptions in herpes ...
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology;  January 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Rajiv. Nath Herpes Zoster is an infection caused by the varicella ... This virus is identical to the chicken pox virus antigenically. However ... concerned sensory nerve.[1] Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a condition ...