Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...

A doctor has shared the 'flu-like' symptoms that could actually be a sign of something more serious. Dr John Burke, Chief ...

Published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, the study shows that the new molecule—called POM-L-BHDU—can effectively ...

A type of herpes virus — the varicella-zoster virus — causes chickenpox in childhood and shingles later in life. Shingles travels along nerves, triggering a distinctive blistering rash and ...

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus and is characterised by a red skin rash that causes pain ...

In some instances, the virus can reactivate, leading to the development of shingles. Dr Burke highlighted the main symptoms ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Because varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are continually ...

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. If you've ever had the chicken pox, the virus remains inactive ...

The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later develop into shingles in older or immuno-compromised adults. The shingles ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox, which lays dormant in nerve cells for life, leading to a very painful, blistering rash.

This color-enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) shows the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a virus in the Herpesviridae family that causes chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes ...